First, it was Napster;
but it was outlawed.
Then it was KaZaA;
It too, was deemed illegal.
Along came BitTorrent;
RIAA sued it, and won.
Following, students posted them up on their webpages;
lawsuits were brought against them.
Gnutella was officially shut down, but is thriving underground.
Streamcast is under fierce attack.
Underground websites are popping up, but are closed down at a rapid rate.
Who will be next in the firing line?
Will people stop at nothing just to get music for free?
Does music downloading for the masses really affect record sales?

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Music downloading, something almost every Singaporean teen does. He knows its illegal. He knows that he could be caught. He still continues.

The purpose of this study is to find out if the trend Singaporean teens downloading music really affects the music industry in Singapore.

More importantly, I aim to find out the factors that induce a Singaporean teen to download music.