FFF#1,

I certainly hear your concern, but let me suggest a few things.

1) The songwriter(s) have to be paid.

2) The singer/performer has to be paid.

3) The companies making these $2.00 downloads available will take a cut as stated by Art.

4) While you do mention that the consumer is being ripped off, you also suggeat that the consumer is partly responsibe for this "pretty pass" we seem to be at.

Are you really suggesting that some guy driving an SUV and living in a house he owns needs to save $15 at some singer-songwriter's expense? You'll have top do some serious convincing to get most the folks I know to go along with that. Sounds like more "I want your CD for nothing" crap to me. (No offense meant to you.)