I confess I wasn't really following this thread, I just posted the article because I thought it might be germane. My own moral compass seem to be more closely aligned with Big Mick's, I just haven't figured out a way to fix the problem.

I never download tunes from the Net. All the MP3s on the systems I use were encoded directly from CD's that I personally paid for and own. If I enjoy a performer, I buy a CD—from the performer himself if I can. I've even purchased recordings from performers I wasn't wild about but felt they deserved my support. I'm not in a position to directly influence the behavior of others so I work on trying to improve my own.

      - Mark