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I don't believe namecalling really solves anything either, but I don't speak for Bob, and I glaze over it. In any case, I disagree that the system needs to change. I think the system does not match the convenience of getting what we want with the touch of a button, and that's not the fault of the system. The system has to play catch-up to the convenience of technology, which makes it look like people are getting screwed by being fined $80K per download. Just because it's possible does not mean it's acceptable. I don't worry about who does it because I don't control what others do, and I don't have to live with their consequences.
Honestly, all forms of art are suffering in the digital era. For example, I don't have a lot of money, but I wanted to put some fun art on my walls. I would love to have paintings, but cannot afford them. Instead, I googled travel pictures from all over the world, used my computer to turn them into sepia tones or black and white, then printed and framed them. Is that stealing? Probably. That photographer wanted to take pictures to sell them, but I downloaded them to put them on my wall on my own. If I had the money to buy the original print, I would have. I am just as much a scumbag as the next person, even if it's not music.
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