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Originally Posted by yoav
i know what it is currently regarded as by a big company, the point is that it shouldn't be, and isn't by mainstream society. poor browneyedbitch didn't even know she was a criminal. that's not right or fair. the current model is not enforceable nor does it make any sense.
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I wouldn't fall under the same argument. If anything, I'd be grandfathered. But I also was not distributing. The digital era puts a different spin on everything.
Bob's right. It's really is as clear as day that downloading music you did not pay for, or pay for the subscription to the sharing service for, is stealing. Everyone keeps trying to justify it by saying it's there, so why not take it? No one wants to be branded a theif because it seems so petty.
Have I done it in the past? Yes. I wanted particular old or obscure songs, went to itunes, didn't see them there, then tried limewire. I have done that for maybe 20 songs in my life. I am a scumbag for doing it. But had itunes had it first, I would have bought it.