Just for the record with ANY MP3 player you're supposed to "pay" to download tracks, otherwise its illegal. Unless you are ripping your own CDs that you own to your computer and loading those MP3s onto it it, its "illegal". I use the term loosely because there are loopholes in the p2p filesharing program concept But if you choose to use an iPod, you don't HAVE to obtain your MP3s solely through itunes. If you have another program that works for downloading MP3s that you like better, you can use it instead.