Tony: Yeah, well that's because the government's put a tax on them. It's because people make illegal copies of music and stuff. Caroline: Blank CDs are getting really expensive these days, aren't they? They used to be a lot cheaper... __ Olivia: Mm, I heard about that too. It gets me really angry. T: Well, I mean,the money goes to compensate the people who make the records and whatever I don't know - suppose that's fair enough , isn't it? O: Well, no, actually ,I don't think it is. I don't use blank discs to make illegal copies, so why should I have to pay the tax? C: What do you use CDs for then? O: I put my own stuff on them, stuff I've written myself. T: Well, OK, the law isn't perfect, of course, but I guess most people use blank discs to make copies of music, don't they? O: Well, I don't know maybe they do, but that means I'm getting punished for a crime I haven't done, just "cause lots of other people do it-that's not fair is it? T: Yeah, I agree with you, actually, Olivia The big artists and record companies get enough of our money, I mean how many swimming pools and limousines do these guys need? O: Hang on, hang on, you're only talking about the people right at the top, the mega-stars, but most of the people in the music industry have real problems staying in business, you know, and if all the small people go out of business, that's bad news for music isn't it? Only the mega-stars will survive.