Clearly in both cases stealing someone else's work and selling for profit is not only immoral it is illegal.

No one's making any money here though, they're just sharing music. The issue appears to be what impact, if any, this has on subsequent sales of Folk Product. Of course when the album in question is no longer available for sale the issue becomes just a matter of theoretical hysteria - and name calling, begad! Nice one, Joanie.

After all. It's the same thing as you are advocating.

What utter bullshit, Ralphie - as you'd realise if you actually bothered to read what I've said here. I'm not actually advocating anything, just giving fair account of, what is, after all, common cultural practise. Can there be anyone here who does not own a cassette copy, CD-R or MP3 of music they have not actually paid for?

On second thoughts, don't answer that - sounds too much like an invitation for the Avenging Folk Angels to descend in a blinding light of Holy Righteous & Infallible Innocence and, to be honest, I don't think my rods & cones could stand the glare...