While some people would always steal, the record companies aren't without blame here, either. They are charging consumers way too much money for a product with DRM and limited formats/quality, and refuse to switch to a viable online business model. There are three parts to high piracy rate to music: a.) its easy to pirate and not get caught, b.) the distribution model by the record labels is extremely poor and discourages honest people from buying, c.) their product is overpriced.