In this situation, I would find that my best friend's actions are .
morally wrong while my actions are morally permissible. I came to .
this conclusion for many reasons. First of all, my friend is .
downloading this local bands music and is making unlimited copies .
for anyone who comes along. Therefore, she is not only taking .
this music for her own interests, but also handing it out free for .
everyone else. She is involving other people in her scandalous .
behavior and is consequently causes these people to not spend .
money on the music this band is providing. I am not doing this. .
I am just using the music that I download for myself and I am not .
using it to give to others. The musicians that I download music .
from are already millionaires and I give them money in other ways, .
by going to their concerts. .
The second reason why my best friends actions are wrong is .
because she is stealing music from people with which I have a .
personal relationship with and count on every penny for their .
success. Since I am friends with these people, I think she is .
wrong in doing this because I am aware of their financial .
situation and don't think that she should be taking away potential .
customers from my friends. My actions of downloading are .
acceptable in this manner because I don't have a personal .
relationship with Britney Spears or Christina Aguilara and neither .
does anyone I know. Therefore I have no idea if they need my .
money (which they obviously don't since they are featured on shows .
like The Fabulous Life of Britney Spears where she spends millions .
of dollars on her clothes) and I feel no personal guilt in doing .
this. These stars have so many millions of fans besides me that I .
am not making even the slightest dent in their income or success. .
My best friend is not acting in a morally permissible way because .
she is not causing the best outcome for the most amount of people, .
which is a rule in moral decision making.