> Sorry, you lost credibility in your very first sentence when you asked > "isn't [downloading] content still unethical behavior?". > > To which the simplest answer is "No", and a more qualified answer is > "Not necessarily". A more philosophical answer might me "According to > whose ethics?".
Well put. In 1983 it was an open question whether copying TV shows in your own home for private use was illegal. Similar stories before that for paper copiers, cable TV, recorded music and player pianos. Time and time again US has struck a *balance* between competing interests striving for fairness for both sides. A better question than, "Is downloading illegal" would be... "How can we allow downloading while still being fair to musicians, fans and everyone else involved?" Chris -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
