Well, all the music thieves are definitely driving up ticket prices, that's for sure. But I'm not talking about live shows. I'm talking about sound recordings. Why bother making them if people are going to steal them?
Why bother doing anything that you love to do?
It depends what it is, and what it costs. I can go fishing for next to nothing. Making sound recordings takes money. Why bother?
Did you ever take a cassette and record a song from the radio? Same difference when it comes to public transportation of media.
No, it's not the same thing at all. How do songs get from a CD to the net? It's called "ripping" for a reason. Short for ripping-off, as in stealing.