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I am so fed up with these idiots. I don't understand why it is even considered stealing to download music for free. I am not claiming ownership to the item if I download it. If I did then I would be one of the greatest musicians in the world.

They are doing it because I was claiming ownership. And since you brought it up, I am in fact the greatest musician in the world.

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Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword (Post 410342)

So many people have no common Sense, etc.? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword (Post 410342)

lol someone's slow on the uptake. one of the main problems the RIAA has with people downloading is that they are taking the tracks...burning them to cds and reselling those burned cds. is that not stealing?

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 413347)

What are they stealing?

the music. stealing the ability to listen to it. seriously, it's pretty basic - if you download the songs from an album that is under a label that the RIAA is affiliated with (as far as I know, all the mainstream ones, and all their sub-labels), then you are taking those songs for free, instead of buying a CD to listen to. Therefore, they make no profit.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Originally Posted by The-Starving-Artless (Post 413462)

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steal /stil/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[steel] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, verb, stole, sto·len, steal·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
2. to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment.
3. to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance: He stole my girlfriend.
4. to move, bring, convey, or put secretly or quietly; smuggle (usually fol. by away, from, in, into, etc.): They stole the bicycle into the bedroom to surprise the child.
5. Baseball. (of a base runner) to gain (a base) without the help of a walk or batted ball, as by running to it during the delivery of a pitch.
6. Games. to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck.
7. to gain or seize more than one's share of attention in, as by giving a superior performance: The comedian stole the show.
–verb (used without object)
8. to commit or practice theft.
9. to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved: She stole out of the house at midnight.
10. to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually: The years steal by.
11. Baseball. (of a base runner) to advance a base without the help of a walk or batted ball.

Alright pick a definition. Also how could I be stealing the music? They still have the music when I download it. I am not taking it from them. And again how am I stealing the ability to listen to it when I am not taking the ability to listen to it. The RIAA loses nothing whether I download or not.

1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.

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Originally Posted by The-Starving-Artless (Post 413471)

1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.

So what is it I am taking again?