My Relationship with Limewire

I currently use Limewire to break the law. I've deleted the application several times from my computer because I know that regular ol' people everywhere are getting sued for downloading Britney Spears albums and such. But each time I delete it, my desire for new music and the emptiness of my checking account drives me to download the application again and continue in my criminal ways.

I think the piracy ads they put out a while back are pretty scary. That and the news of 11-year-old teenyboppers getting subpoenaed for downloading the latest Hannah Montana movie.

But I guess I'm not scared enough because I keep on downloading. I'm not sure how this dilemma can be solved. By punishing the music-giants we also keep the up and coming artists starving. Maybe there should be ads that focus on the up-and-coming artist and appeal to our moral sides a bit more. Maybe we can boost the drive to donate, or is that me just being optimistic?