So...How do they not get paid again? I don't see that in your post anywhere.

Shade, your argument assumes that they do actually get paid.

A recent study showed that on iTunes, most artists will get paid 11 cents per song off of iTunes. I've heard from CD sales, they get 1 to 5 cents per song, or even up to 15 per track.

Legally, you can get the files off of various sites for very cheap.

I pay eMusic.com $10 a month for 30 songs. That translates to 3 songs per dollar, or .33 cents per song. Assuming that the ratio is 50% for eMusic, 25% for record company, 25% for artist (Which it's usually not), that translates too roughly 8 cents to the artist.

Sure, all of that may add up to a lot of money eventually, but for purely "supporting the artist", it doesn't warrant me buying it.

I still buy CDs, but I just *have* to have uncompressed .WAV files, and 320Kpbs for my CDs.

How about he gives you a bus schedule, a job application, and directions to the nearest bookstore that allows you to sample CDs before you buy?

ok buy me a car and give me gas money and pay for the cds and ill quit giving the same arguement

Yeah, that's you being selfish. You're repeating the same argument. Plus, in some stores you can preview the song. Try going to Borders or B&N.

they get like $10 from the cd why waste the money when you can get the song for free listen to it once delete it and not go "oh shit i wasted money on a cd i didnt want"

It's not about you, so quit being so selfish. It's about the people who actually make the music. Your fifteen dollars [that is, the percent that actually reaches the bands] supports them.