Just for the sake of argument, dialectics if you will, let me venture an opinion.

The argument that "music is the intellectual property" of the maker is an argument that is not intrinsically, morally right. It is argued to be morally right in the context of a capitalist "for profit" milieu.

I believe that the only way to argue effectively that downloading an artist's music for free is morally wrong is to first ask that artist if he or she objects. Some may not. Morality, to me is a concept that exists only in the context of the direct personal interaction between one person and another.

I am always skeptical of any argument about morality in the context of capitalism. Moreover, we are beset with religions across the world which argue that their version of "morality" is the correct one. Just my two cents...harpgirl