Sir Paul McCartney Doesn't Object to FileSharing

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The debate over file-sharing and it's implications on art has been around for at least since 2001 when the Napster case made headlines throughout the file-sharing community. It was only the last couple of years that high profile bands like Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, Bare Naked Ladies, Radio Head, and Sum 41 came out to officially support the movement. Still, there have been bands like Metallica and Nickelback who possessed the opposite position and commented how piracy is hurting the music industry.

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[LazyLion]

To be fair, programmers, music and video producers have also got to live and are putting there life into their work too. And piracy would be just that, stealing.

um, sorry to be nitpicky... but I think by piracy you mean "violating copyright" ... and by stealing I think you mean "violating copyright"?

stealing would be going to their house and taking the original recording or file.

copying is making an unauthorized reproduction. They could sue you for violation of copyright, but they would have a hard time proving that you stole anything... especially when nothing of theirs is missing.