It is my one day off. I have about a million errands to do today and a paper to write for school tomorrow. If I have enough time I plan to go by the music store and buy the new Audioslave c.d.. Now, it is about 8:30 pm. I know the store closes at nine so I have just enough time to haul it and run in. After for what seems like hours of searching I walk proudly to the register to pay for my prize. $16.98 the cashier tells me. Sadly I look at the c.d.. I only want it for one song but I ma forced to buy the entire c.d.. As I reach in my wallet for the money I find I only have about fourteen dollars. I tell the cashier that I am sorry and turn to leave the store without my c.d.. I have wasted thirty precious minutes of my life. I feel embarrassment and failure.
I believe there are many reasons to why this problem exists. First, and most importantly, c.d.’s cost money. I, personally,
This solution would give people the chance to have more access to music. It would also encourage people to go out and buy c.d.’s. If you are willing to pay to download songs then chances are you are willing to buy them. This would benefit both the consumer and the music industry.
There are so many people out there who love music and do not have the means to attain them. Why should they be excluded? There is no reason for anyone to feel that they must spend fifteen to twenty dollars on a c.d. when they really only want one song from it. We must spread the music for the harmony lovers.
All these problems seem to be easily solved by one simple solution. The internet industries that make the songs available should charge a set fee a month. This fee would allow you to download an unlimited number of songs. The record industry would then get a percentage of this surcharge. Then they could then pass a percen