hi, Came across this article & Thought of sharing this.. Good thoughts by the person, and unfortunately true. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/science/12tier.html?hpw
"“An intelligent person feels guilty for downloading music without paying the musician, but they use this free-open-culture ideology to cover it,” “The same thing could be said if you hacked into a bank and just added money to your online account,” he writes. “The problem in each case is not that you stole from a specific person but that you undermined the artificial scarcities that allow the economy to function.” In theory, public officials could deter piracy by stiffening the penalties, but they’re aware of another crucial distinction between online piracy and house burglary: There are a lot more homeowners than burglars, but there are a lot more consumers of digital content than producers of it. The result is a problem a bit like trying to stop a mob of looters. When the majority of people feel entitled to someone’s property, who’s going to stand in their way? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/science/12tier.html?hpw -- "All you need to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to you" - Gandalf the Gray.
