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I usually use downloading music to preview things I think I might like--if I do really like them, I go and buy them. I only burn copies of CDs I wouldn't buy (ie Justin Timberlake--he's got enough money, thank you) or CDs I can't get ahold of (Muse's Origin of Symmetry--import only, and I'm not paying $26 bucks, especially $26 bucks where not all of it is going to the band).
Buying CDs is a symbolic act of support for the artist, but you know what? The record labels skim so much off of it that it's not really worth it. Skip buying the CD--go to their show (provided it's not a concert with tickets sold by Ticketmaster, but that's another issue entirely). Buy their t-shirt. There are plenty of acts I love that struggle to make ends meet and so yes, it is important to me to support them.
That's the problem I have with the music industry--prices are too high and not enough of what I pay goes to the person who created the music. And as someone with an iPod, you bet your bottom I'm gonna keep downloading as long as I have a high-speed internet connection.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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