People downloading music for free is also helping the industry. It helps people, like myself, finding music they like, which they later can purchase. I wouldn't buy anywhere near as much music, if any at all, if it weren't for file-sharing programs. File-sharing is only hurting the biggest record companies, which want to keep people from finding out that there is more music than what is played on MTV. Those who download the most music is generally those who buy the most music.