Bob
I'm not sure , but I think you are responding to the wrong person. Anyway,
my point isn't whether it's ethically or morally right or wrong to download
music , but that to call it 'theft' or 'stealing' is not correct. It 'isn't'
theft, it's copyright infringement and trying to equate that to theft is
wrong.

Doug


"RobertR237" wrote in message
...
In article
e.rogers.com,
"Doug" writes:


Not quite...........what you describe with the airplane analogy is indeed
theft, no question about it. What downloading music is like, is I go to
the
airport and make a copy of your airplane and take it for a spin. At no
time
was your airplane unavailable for your use.

Doug



Oh but you are paying for it. That radio station has paid advertisers who
use
the station to get you to buy their products. You are paying the
advertiser,
the advertiser pays the station, and the station pays a fee for every time
they
play the song. The fee is dependent on the ratings of the station and
varies
based on the number of rated listners.

It is NOT free.

Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

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pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
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