With respect, Jim, that's a sightly different situation. We're talking here about musical products created at no little expense in the hope of achieving a commercial return, which are being given away by others who have no rights to do so, and against the wishes of the people who created and own that product.

The issue of whether traditional sources were exploited by collectors is an important question, but perhaps one for a different thread. In any event, I don't see how it affects the subject under discussion. Two wrongs don't make a right.