[Dominic Harr]

What about all the articles we read here for free instead of subscribing to the magazines or newspapers that run them? Aren't we thieves as well?

Exactly.

[rottweiller_inc]

not to mention the songs played on the radio.

[Not Insane]

What about when I read the paper someone leaves in the mensroom stall? What about when I watch a rented movie TWICE? What about when I record a song off the radio? What about when my neighbor loans me the movie he rented yesterday so I can watch it tonight?

What about when I buy a movie on DVD and let friends borrow it?

My brain hurts.

If you want to sell something, even intellectual property, it seems you need to offer something tangible with your intellectual property if you want to earn a living off it. With music, that would be a LIVE PERFORMANCE, just like in the old days.