There are many views about online music sharing, but in my opinion, people should pay for music instead of getting it free online. I have gotten free music online in the past, and I didn't really think about whether or not it was fair to the musician. Then l thought about how musicians make money. They earn money by giving concerts and selling CDs. l realized that when get music free online, l'm stealing from the people who made the music. Musicians work hard to write and perform songs. If people want to enjoy those songs, they should pay for them. We don't expect other kinds of professionals to work for free. For example, we don't expect doctors to treat us for free or teachers to teach for free. If musicians don't get paid for their work, they might not be able to continue making music. They might have to find other work in order to make money. Without musicians, where would we get our music?