On 06/09/09 15:49, Shay wrote:
>   A. Download an out of print album from Usenet.

	Morally, I'd say it's "mostly" OK. I've known of cases where someone 
creates a work of art (e.g. book), and years later feels he was "wrong" 
to do so (e.g. the book espouses a POV that is no longer shared by the 
author, and he'd rather not be the reason it spreads around).

	In such cases, I can see a case for respecting the creator's wishes.

> B. Record a television program with a dvr and skip the commercials

	Really don't see a problem with this one. I don't recall signing a 
contract stating that I must watch the commercials, and it's not my 
fault if someone has a business model based on this not happening.

> C. Cable f's up during a favorite television program - go find a torrent
> and download it.

	If you mean "go download it", I'd probably be OK with it. Torrents and 
p2p in general are tricky - it may be OK for _me_ to get it, but the 
fact that I'm also sharing it with others makes it likely "wrong".

> D. Download an album you know you'd never buy out of morbid curiosity
> (Chris Cornell with Timbaland)

	Nope.

	I can understand downloading it just for a sample (which you can often 
do in other ways anyway). But never cared for the argument where someone 
consistently uses a product (book, software, whatever), but says it's OK 
because he wouldn't have paid for it anyway.

> F. Play a Shoutcast stream at a party.

	Whether it's OK or not does not depend on whether it's a party or 
you're alone. Unless it's a huge party and/or is being broadcasted.


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