> > This is a somewhat different topic. You need to
> >make sure that you know where she's getting her
> >music. If she's downloading any music, you need to
> >monitor that very closely. In the case of illegal
> >downloads, the parents of minors can be held
> >responsible. Also, some of the file sharing sites
> >have viruses and other bad stuff disguised as music
> >files.
>
> I have this vauge recollection that teach is Canadian. I also have an unrelated vauge recollection that Canadian laws about downloading music from the internet are not nearly as harsh as US laws and that it's either allowed or currently a blind eye is turned on it.
>
> Put whatever trust you will in my vauge recollections.
>
> -- Dave

Yup, definitely Canadian. And I don't know about the laws here, but being a teacher I have pretty strong views on copyright and intellectual property (I'm the one person in a million who clicks the "copyright" link on webpages, and requests fair usage of material).

I appreciate all of the great advice provided here, and have definitely decided on an IPod, partly because this whole sticky issue is dealt with by downloading from the ITunes site, and paying for each song.

Plus, it won't kill my daughter to learn that the work produced by artists is worth something, and if she wants it, she will have to make choices about where to spend her allowance!

te "Meanest Mom in the world!" ach