Don Pearce wrote:

...snip..

Suppose you broke into somebody's house and stole a painting. You got
it home and found it had a dirty mark on it. So that's OK then - it
doesn't matter if you stole it.

Do you mind telling us where you live? I'm sure we could relieve you
of all your slightly less-then-perfect goods. We know you won't mind.

d

Though in the MP3 case it's more like breaking in and taking a
photo of said art work. You'd still have the high quality original.
Further, that place with the art work is, for the most part, in full
public view.

In a way it parallels the paparazzi stealing photos of celebs,
however they make money from their "theft."

Later...

Ron Capik cynic in training
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