> So my question to the community goes something like this:
>
> (Assume everything is digital for now and there's no DRM so as to make
> this easier...)
>
> 1) One person makes music and gives it away for free. That's his
> business. I can get her music for free and he's happy.
>
> 2) Another person makes music and attempts to sell it. That's his
> business. I can buy his music and he's happy. If I get his music some
> other way he's presumably not happy, if he knows.
>
> 3) Another person makes music and isn't confident he can sell it so he
> works with a company. The company and he have an agreement and they
> are either happy or not happy with each other. It's immaterial to me.
> Let's call it 'their' music since they are in business together. I can
> buy their music and they are happy. If I get it some other way then
> presumably they are not happy, if they know.
>
> The question about #2 & #3 is whether it's _ever_ OK to get the music
> if I didn't pay. I contend it isn't. I don't _need_ the music. I
> _want_ the music, or think I do.
>
> Why is this any different than taking two trips to the salad bar when
> the menu said only one was OK with the restaurant?
>

I think it's more like taking two photos of the salad bar...

Martin