[quoteost_uid0="Virtual Fighter"]Let me tell you something about music - It's an art. Art cannot be stolen (And before you say "OMG BUT U LIKE SAY RIPPING IS STELLING U HIPOCRIT", there's a different between plagerism and "illegal" downloading)

A painter wouldn't be pissed if you take a peek at his painting before it was done, or if you took a snapshot of it once it was at a museum.
It's the painter's art, and art is meant to be enjoyed, not priced and sold.[/quote]
[color=#000000][color=green]That analogy is completely wrong.

One is a piece of artwork that someone creates that is put into a museum for people to view for free.

The other is music that someone creates, puts on a CD, and sells. If you walk into a music store, pick up a CD, and leave without paying for it, then it's illegal. The same is said for the internet. You're obtaining music files illegally without paying for them, essentially STEALING their music. And not just that, but typically when you download something, it goes into a Shared folder, so other people can upload it. So not only are you stealing the music, you're distributing it to other people. And btw, art CAN be stolen. The definition of "steal:"

steal
v. [b]stole, sto