Allows artists who are not well known to gain popularity.

By allowing people to downlod for free, artists who are not very well known will be able to more easily share their music with the world, and in turn gain popularity. In essence, free music downloading acts as a form of marketing for artists who may not otherwise be able to get their music heard.

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Should music be downloaded for free?
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Allows artists who are not well known to gain popularity.
Free downloading sites can still raise funding (venture capital)
Allows music to be heard by everyone inspires ppl to buy more music.
Artists can release downloads with ads for concerts and events.
Downloading has never prevented me from buying something I want.
Lose-Lose
Selling CDs and MP3s is a dead model.
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