>My problem is people feeling it is their right to consume
>music that they clearly DO enjoy but feel that the artist is a
>big ol' meanie for wanting to get paid.
>


fact is, this argument is used for fans to shield the real reason they don't buy an album

and that reason is normally that they don't have the money, but they see it for free, and they take it

they may even feel guilty about it

and they may then create an argument to make the artist a villain so they don't have to feel as guilty

that's not cool...but that's the reality...there's too much music and no one has the money to pay for it all