Are you serious? So if somebody intentionally leaves something on the street I stole it? If Shannon Wright from her own label, distributes MP3s from the new album I am stealing because I did not buy it? That is bullshit and you know it! In regards to music specifically, Stealing is to take something that was for sale or otherwise not for free or available. If the download was not for sale, it is not stealing! Are you stealing for listening to it too? Again, both a straw man and red herring argument, try again ;)

In answer to your question: I don't care.

On the subject of illegal downloading: I don't care anymore.

Haven't we had this topic a million times? Is there anything fresh to add to it? "Music industry in last days of Rome" hasn't been a headline since Metallica were fucked over by their own egos/ Napster (delete as applicable). Some people still buy records; some people don't; some people buy or download. Wo07.

does this board have a softball team? that would be awesome.

And the music chart is the equivalent of a league table for bands, right?