I’m going to try and avoid hitting any nerves, but how many of you who feel this is wrong or voiced concern use File Swapping and grab yourself some free mp3's or movies?
That strikes my nerves just as much as the toon-xp leak at times, not the stealing, just the two fascism (not that I’m accusing anyone of it, merely posing the question). While I have no sympathy for the recording industry they’ve may have abused the system and undertaken questionable tactics, it is however just as illegal and just as wrong. I only bring this up because of word of several senators pushing for more enforcement of a 1990's law under Clinton, which makes it a felony http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-982171.html
There’s no line in the sand, it's all the same thing. People are being ripped off. In this case, its Stardock and the artists who created the skin, in the case of the mp3 swapping it’s the music industry, and the artists (once again). Maybe they deserve it, but it’s not for any of us to decide. It's not harmless when everyone does it.
Btw, I’m not judging anyone, just tossing out my two cents on a very related problem.
