Musician/Songwriter

I've been writing songs and making music all my life, it is what I've done to make a living since I was a teenager.  With the onset of illegal downloading and file sharing capabilities, being a creator of music has become much more difficult. 

As an independent artist, it is disheartening to put so much time, effort, and money into producing a CD only to find your hard work on file sharing websites. 

The private copying levy is important to music creators; it helps to provide artists with funds they wouldn't have otherwise and enables us continue to make a living at making music, I am thankful for it.  However, what the current levy applies to - CDs, minidisks and tapes - is out of date and needs to be updated to be in line with the current technology like mp3 players, iPods, cell phone and other devices that facilitate downloading and file sharing.