There seems to be a lot of articles by pirates saying, "I want to pay, but..." and then they proceed to have a long list of excuses why they pirate things.
Let me tell you why I pirate things (and I suspect this is true for most people):
It's not because I can't afford it. I can. But I only have a limited amount of money, and if I spend it on music, I can't spend it on something else.
Pirating content is simply a way for me to save money. I would argue that downloading a torrent is more inconvenient than buying the content off iTunes or Amazon.
And honestly, I don't care too much about the moral implications of downloading. Sure, it might be 'stealing', but it's become socially acceptable, and I know I have a low chance of getting caught anyways.
Let me tell you why I pirate things (and I suspect this is true for most people):
It's not because I can't afford it. I can. But I only have a limited amount of money, and if I spend it on music, I can't spend it on something else.
Pirating content is simply a way for me to save money. I would argue that downloading a torrent is more inconvenient than buying the content off iTunes or Amazon.
And honestly, I don't care too much about the moral implications of downloading. Sure, it might be 'stealing', but it's become socially acceptable, and I know I have a low chance of getting caught anyways.