For a long time, I could at least have some sympathy with music downloaders... although not so much sympathy that I didn't think that they deserved every pop up ad and spyware install and virus they got while doing it. After all, the record stores are a) flled with crap b) at $16.99 per CD with 10 songs of filler, c) NEVER have what you are looking for unless it's the latest hit record and d) you can't sample EVERYTHING and if you buy something you don't like -- tough!

But the excuses are gone. Between iTunes for Mac users and BuyMusic.com for PC users, I can't view it as anything but stealing any more. Instead of downloading a music file of dubious content and quality, just cough up the $.79 per song already!