I'm afraid I'll have to disagree with you about the home-taping being less widespread, Mark. With the internet, we now have the ability to find out the statistics, but I'm not convinced that there were/are any less people home-taping.
Think of all of the records you've taped from others in your lifetime. If you're like me, you can't even imagine what that number would be. Are you and I any less moral than the rest of the population? We're probably a pretty good representation.
There are a lot of people doing it, and a home stereo costs way less than a computer; we just don't know the numbers.
Paul.