Originally Posted by
opus17
I have more respect for someone who holds up a liquor store than I do for the punks that steal copyrighted material. At least, the first admits what they are -- a low-life crook. The latter wraps themselves in rationalizations like "the business model is flawed". Both are low-life crooks who should be locked up.
Yes, I'm sure that having your music sold for $1 in Russia is far more traumatizing than someone walking in and shoving a gun in your face demanding money.
Poor artists will have to delay the purchase of that new gold plated Escalade for a few weeks. Boo Hoo Hoo.