[Wil H]

OK, try this for analogy.

In the process of stealing a piece of art from an art gallery, you damage it .

Can you claim it is no longer original?

[FLAMING DEATH]

When you download music, you don't damage or destroy the original. The CD you copy still works fine. Only the MP3 is degraded in quality.

I want to pursue further the analogy between copyright of news articles and copyright of music.

Obviously, thousands post news articles on Freerepublic each day. This is just as much a copyright violation as ripping and sharing MP3's. Read the copyright notice from the Houston Chronicle in my last post, and you will agree.

I can't understand how this be justified, while music downloading cannot. Kevin Curry hasn't answered yet...

By the way, I've enjoyed the debate thus far...