Piracy. Wrong?

Hey guys. This post is exactly what you think it might be about. Piracy.

Fast-growing online tools are making it difficult to prevent downloading material illegally.

Some think it's totally cool and others (like maybe the artist or creator) think it's not very cool at all.
What's the big deal? If you can get high-quality, free music then the artists has a faster form of advertising their music, right?

Here's some things people don't think about:

1. You get free music, they get nothing.
       In a matter of seconds you can steal what someone spent a good deal of time and money on!
Not cool.

2. You get free music, recording labels get nothing.
      The money a music label invests into the artist is lost.

3. You get free music, and later pay more than necessary.
        Let's say you acquire this music, become a fan, and intend on supporting this band.
    That's too bad. The amount of money the recording labels and artists loses ultimately causes fans to have to pay more for music and merchandise to make up for your reckless behavior.

4. You get free music, and a new home for about 5 years.
     People, let's not forget that piracy is ILLEGAL. If you get caught, it can cost you up to $250,000 in fines and a few years in prison. Yea. PRISON.

Personally, I have downloaded music illegally a handful of times. After analyzing this topic I realized how much it impacts so many people. I am against piracy.