"All of my music is legal, I get it from a friend on CD."

An astonishing statement from a 16 year old who sincerely believes that it is fine to have copies, so long as you don't download them yourself. Clearly, the message about copyright is not getting through. i explained a little about copyright, and a little about Magnatunes. Message understood, but of course the trouble is that the industry publicises bands to people like a careless sweetshop owner. Brightly wrapped, widely advertised, on open shelves - of course the temptation to consume is massive.

I prefer to use music in a legal way if I'm looking for a audio to accompany a slideshow or video, but it isn't always easy to find the right track and establish permissions - for example, to create learning artefacts. As an occasional user of eyespot to edit videos, I was delighted to find music offered for mixing. Even better, the site introduced me to Magnatune, an independent record label that makes life easier.

Maganatune won't yet solve the copyright problem for a teenager who wants music from the charts, but is well worth exploring.