My Opinion...

In my opinion, the most important things to consider in the debate over music downloading are the artist and the law. It is important to consider the artist first, because his or her income is at stake. This is especially important for emerging artists, who depend on the sale of music for much of their income. In addition to hurting the artists, downloading music from unauthorized sites is also illegal. This fact was also very important in leading me to believe that illegal downloading is wrong. No matter how strongly people disagree with the price of music or the fact that downloading should be illegal, downloading IS illegal and therefore people should not do it.