for this to work it depends on the artist as well as the music lover...

say you downloaded an entire albums worth of material from...let's say the Jill Scott Album. Now i know y'all love some Jill and would like to see her get her just due, right? So why not find out where you can contact these artists personally, by mail and send them the cash (money order, check) direct? (this is where the ARTIST has to say, you can send this to me at this address, and TRUST in your listeners). Let's say you give them a round number like 10 dollars. That's more than what the artist would see, if you had bought it at the store (i don't know Jill Scott's contract or how much she sees in royalties and what have you, but i'm just trying to set up an example).

i think this would let musician's and music lovers see each other in an entire new light. A light of MUTUAL RESPECT, HONOR, and TRUST.

just an idea...