[Doe_Doe_Bird]

It doesnt matter what anyone says PIRATING IS STEALING.

Thats a rule that goes with anything not just music, movies, and games. Can you just walk in a store take something u want and walk out without having paid for it. NO becasuse its stealing.

If you didnt create the product you have no right to take from that person that did. Would you want somebody taking what you created and not paying for it.

Nothing is free in this world and it never will be in this day in age. Me being a musician I get angered when I hear people say they downloaded music cuz it was free. Creating a album is not cheap.

Creating a album breaks down like this:

The major or independent record company gives the artist a budget to create their album.

They then pay for the artist studio fees, producers fees, engineers fees, featured artist fees, and misc. fees thereof.

Then they proceed to pay for promotion, advertising, and media(tv,radio,internet). they also pay the manager a small percentage of whatever the artist makes.

Dont forget about the shows and the percentage of money they give up per albun sale, ticket sale, and merchandise sale. the bottom line is that if the record company gives them a budget to create their album, they have to make back double of what they were given. Example the label gives them 1mil. The artist would have to make at least 2mill just ot pay back that 1mill and still pocket the other 1mill for themselves.

So that little 13.99 you just spent is nothing compared to what they have to spend.