I guess I'm a little behind the times, because I've only recently discovered the enjoyable practice of downloading music from the Internet and burning it onto blank CDs.

Of course this practice has been going on for years and has been the subject of controversy. Some musicians don't want to allow this because they're afraid if people can download their songs for free, they won't purchase the album.

But it's just not a very good argument. See, people will continue to purchase CDs as long as they are confident the product is good. If a band has only one song worth listening to, they may be subject to losing money as the one good song is passed among the downloaders, and no one wants to listen to the rest of the songs on the album. But for those who can make an entire album of enjoyable music, they have nothing to worry about. And "enjoyable music" is a pretty broad term. It doesn't have to be enjoyable to everyone, but it has to contain some level of quality, so that people who enjoy that genre will want to buy the CD.