[zook]

I pretty much agree with you. I just get weary of rehashing all the arguments. So, instead, I just toss my opinion out there in order to contribute to the "critical mass."

[zook]

Imagine the first time anyone sang a song. And someone else comes along, hears it, and decides to sing it himself. I guess he was "stealing" also.

The only substantive difference now is the technology involved, not the act itself. Of course, there is a legal difference, in that we have copyright law designed to promote the production of creative works. But breaking copyright law is still not "stealing." Nor do I believe that breaking copyright law is always and invariably "immoral."

[expat_panama]

I just toss my opinion out there in order to contribute to the "critical mass."

Well put-- very few people are able to take in new ideas from individuals and then think on their own. Most people can be swayed only by a 'consensus'.