Downloading mp3s....

[djj6835]

Inspired by the recent "Is this unethical.." post, I wanted to ask you guys a question

I actively download mp3s, but In my case I don't see it as stealing. Before I had the ability to download music I literally never purchased CDs. I was just tired of buying entire albums with one good song along with a bunch of filler. Now that I can download music I am able to preview entire CDs and then if I like it I will go out and purchase it. This is why I am now getting very frustrated at the current legal battle against downloading music. It's just kind of annoying to hear artists complain about mp3s knowing that in my case, the only way they will get any of my money is if I have the ability to download their music. In the back of my mind I just feel that the real reason artists are so upset over this whole p2p thing is that they actually need to have more than a couple good songs to sell an album. In a sense it is forcing people to put out higher quality music. Does anyone else use the ability to download music for the same reasons? If so, do you also feel the same way regarding atists complaints about p2p networks?