[EyeGuy]

And just how many times am I supposed to buy Led Zeppelin IV?

I've purchased it in 8 track, LP and CD.

Haven't I EARNED the right to download a torrent of it to my PC?

I've already financed a portion of Jimmy Page's satanic paraphernalia purchases, am I supposed to now also underwrite Robert Plant's emerging need for Depends undergarments?

[a fool in paradise]

If The Industry had its way, you wouldn’t be allowed to check out a CD from a library (they pushed that legislation in the 1980s) and you wouldn’t be able to buy/sell used CDs (they pushed that in the 1990s).

[scott7278]

Yep...I also believe if I download a song or video in one format, it should become my possession. I should also be able to convert it to another format as I see fit. No one should tell me how to eat my Reese’s.

If they want to advertise it as “renting” a song in the future, that’s fine. If they want to play hardball and not offer legal downloads at all, that’s fine too. But don’t ask me to “buy” a song or video when it’s not really true.

[Tublecane]

“I’ve purchased it in 8 track, LP and CD.

Haven’t I EARNED the right to download a torrent of it to my PC?”

No, you’ve “earned” the right to your 8-track, LP, and CD (what, no reel-to-reel or cassette version?) copies. Which, incidentally, is what you paid for.