Thesis

There are those that view downloading music with peer-to-peer networks, or by any other means, as listening to the radio, while others, like the Recording Institute Association of America (RIAA), view it as theft. This brings up the question, why? Why do so many people choose to illegally download music instead of using legal music sites, such as iTunes? Why is this such a big deal? The common mistake is simply that the only people effected by the stealing of songs is the big record labels and the bands, but many are overlooked. People like the guy who made the beat to Kong Fu Fighting, or the guy who wrote the Hey There Delilah, and even the common consumer through trickle back are left short changed. So I find myself wondering, can I take a bite of the apple knowing that it bares a worm even if it is sweet, or do I go organic and gorge myself on the abundance that is iTunes and the other legal sites and methods?