according to the model of $80,000 per song. (
article here ») I owe about 400 million dollars.
But the truth is that I owe them something much harder to quantify. You see, if it wasn't for downloaded music, I never would have learned about so many different artists, and even categories, that I currently listen to. Music has meant a lot to me over the years, but I can only afford a fraction of what I now consider most dear. So I owe them everything, in a sense.