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See, I don't d/l music that I don't own. I do d/l some songs that I know I own in some form or another. I recently d/led some old hair band music but I know I have the cassette tape sitting at home in my parents basement, I just don't have access to it right now. The RIAA may have an issue with that, but I'm willing to bet that if I stand up in front of a judge with the cassette and say "But I DO own it your honor, I d/led those songs in good faith." things would work out in the end for me.
Luckily I'm into Jazz and Surf music, and some Lounge, so my cd's usually cost around $7 instead of $15 or $20. Plus I belong to a music club (BMG) and I've had none of the problems usually associated with joining a music club. So I'm happy to buy cd's on the cheap and rip them to my jukebox.
So I would second all the voices that say bad music is killing CD sales. I'm willing and able to buy new CD's but I keep buying older artists or not so well known artists. I'm not above buying a used CD either.
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