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I, would never buy an album to try it out. I would download some songs and if its cool I'll buy it. I've discovered pink floyd, led zeppelin, and Queen this way, and if it wasn't for illegal music, I would still be buying blink 182 records! Rock on DH!

I have only tried to download songs. Of the time I have tried to find anything the connection times out. I have always buy music now.

Am I honest if I do something illegal?

I'm surprised at how much bad luck people have finding good versions of stuff.  hmmm

Anyway, I also use illegal downloading as a sampling service:  If I like it enough, I buy it.  It's like radio/TV movies without the wait.

Honestly, I think I'm paying more because of my downloading.  I've bought stuff I wouldn't have known about if I hadn't downloaded first, since I try hard not to spend my money on stuff I can't be sure I'll like.

I use my iPod every day, but it's nice to have genuine hard copies in my closet!

warez: no thanks. demos are fine if I'm curious about a software.

That's mostly the way I see it as well...

I just don't think that software or music should be limited to a certain number of computers or devices being used on in one household or LAN.
There are three members of this household that actively buy and use software and music. We are not going out and buying 3 copies of M$ Excel, just to be used on 3 different computers, in 3 different rooms, of this 1 household! That would be a big waste of money! However, if I was to move out, and I wanted a new copy of Excel, yes, I would buy my own! I feel that it should be the same way with music. I'm going to buy a song once, and make as many copies as I personally need.



Moi

Back in the 60's and 70's, I taped a lot of 33 LP albums that I either borrowed from a buddy or the library, plus I taped a lot from radio. In the later 60's, some FM stations started up playing rock as an alternative to top 40 type stations, and I would tape off of them. The DJ's usually gave their intro and then stopped talking, so you could get a "clean" recording - not saying they did this for that reason, just that was a result. I also bought a lot of vinyl at the same time.

Most of the music that I got from Napster and the like was stuff from those eras that at one time I legally owned

I quit since ITMS came about. Zero. Zip. Zilch. I can't do it anymore without feeling really bad about it. I can't justify it. So I don't do it at all.
Thanks for reminding me to scrub LimeWire from my HD. I used it to get some old comedy recordings, but I have erased those too, after some thought.
I am once again clean.

warez: no thanks. demos are fine if I'm curious about a software.

Ah, but what if the software doesn't have a demo?

If they didn't give guys like me a fair chance to try before I buy, they didn't really want my money anyways. And their customer service probably sucks. so nyah.

i dont know, i owe alot to warez..when i was young thats how i got my first copy of photoshop..now im a graphic artist and can buy photoshop etc.. legit. i could have never afforded photoshop or any graphics prog as a youngster. and may have never been a good graphic artist with very strong photoshop/illustrator skills. id a been stuck with pencil and paper or MS PAINT...

i hear ya on that one.

Why buy when you can get it for freeeeeeeeeeeee!

I try to be legal as much as possible

Ok this downloading thing is ok if your testing it but if I want a whole album.  I just go to the public library and burn it.  No harm there.

I download music and PC software, I never download any mac software.  If I really like a band I will go to a concert and give some money to them, I dont want the media chewing up the band's music to increase sales so I wont support them. So I suppose thats how I justify it, even though all my friends think poor of me for it...