Okay, we have a lot of people just defining theft. But nobody is talking about the basis for the morality behind it.
For example, what happens if the majority of people download music? Does this establish a new cultural norm to which companies should be expected to adapt, or does it just represent a moral decay of society? What about Youtube? Do people have a moral responsibility to double-check that each channel owner has sufficient rights to play a song, or should those people expect Youtube or the channel-holders to bear the moral responsibility? What if the EXACT same content is provided by official channels and also non-official ones, and I'm listening to a playlist which has a bit of both-- should I stop and take several hours to compile a playlist of only officially-supported versions of the song?
For example, what happens if the majority of people download music? Does this establish a new cultural norm to which companies should be expected to adapt, or does it just represent a moral decay of society? What about Youtube? Do people have a moral responsibility to double-check that each channel owner has sufficient rights to play a song, or should those people expect Youtube or the channel-holders to bear the moral responsibility? What if the EXACT same content is provided by official channels and also non-official ones, and I'm listening to a playlist which has a bit of both-- should I stop and take several hours to compile a playlist of only officially-supported versions of the song?
