It's only murky if you keep your eyes closed because you like it that way. If you download the music illegally, then spend money on a concert, guess what? The

It's only murky if you keep your eyes closed because you like it that way. If you download the music illegally, then spend money on a concert, guess what? The artist is still out of the revenue of the music you downloaded illegally. Especially if self-published. And if you could afford going out to a concert, which is typically much more expensive than an album download, you could have also paid for the music.