OT's opinion on file-sharing/illegal downloading of music

I was reading this the other day and I'm intertested to hear where the people of OT stand on the issue.

So, do you download music illegally? Do you believe music is a commodity to be bought and sold? Do you think the repercussions for downloading music are far too excessive for the nature of the crime?

Or do you side with the RIAA? Do you think people who download music, without paying for it, are essentially stealing from the artist - making it much more difficult for them to create future music for the perpetrator's enjoyment?

post away.

So, do you download music illegally?

Forever_Changes

Considering anyone that said yes to that would be modded, we won't go down that road. Re-think your topic and try it again. There is nothing wrong with discussion on how illegal downloading can hurt musicians and whatnot, but we do not talk about the actual activity of downloading things we don't own. Thanks.