[~.:*:.YaSuMi.:*:.~]

I love collecting!
I want to support the artist!
I like to rip them to play on my digital devices!
I love the product design and packaging!

Enough said. The problem is that my budget is quite low and I can't purchase all the cds I would like to buy.. Japan versions are outrageously expensive compared to western cd's , most of the time I buy overseas versions (TW, korean) which are cheaper but when it is a new release I guess the overseas versions doesn't count on the sales chart so it's not like "really helping" the artist.
Also I only buy music from certain artists that I consider worthy enough, so I have a lot of pirated music on my computer. Well I'm poor and I can't afford to buy a lot of cds so what?