you need a better job then. and FYI, i pay not only for myself, but also my entire family. and i can still afford to go get a cd, or a movie etc. and im on a fairly low income.
bottom line; you wont pay for it because you dont have to, which is all well and good. but one day your not even going to be able to download things, because movies wont be produced, bands wont exist, and artists will stay well away from games development. and all because no one can afford to make them anymore.
you might think that your just 1 person, and 1 person downloading stuff wont make a difference. but the problem comes in, when 10 million people have the same opinion as you, thats £5 per person to see a movie.
thats £50 million
£12 per cd
thats £170 million
£30 per game (new release)
£470 million
not such a small figure now eh?
one of the reasons prices are so high, is because they physically cant afford to produce the things any lower.
you look at a CD. most people think its like 10p at most to make a cd. which is complete bull****. they forgot to take into account the employment of everyone who worked on the mixing of the tracks, to the artwork in the slieve, or even the bands themselves.
if you only want one song from a CD, then download it through iTunes or some other legal source, heck, even buy the single? thats what its there for.
im sure nothing ive said will change your opinion. but that goes to show just how small your mind is, if you cant grasp the full facts.