OH... MY... GAWD...
Don't get me started on this old rant.
Too late
I rarely download anything except TV shows that I tried to record but missed from schedule changes or weak signal. The way I justify it is that they gave me the signal in the first place, I just couldn't receive it. I know, weak.
But what really, really gets my goat is the fact that all these lawsuits channel money directly to the record studios, not the "hurt artists". The AA's are making boatloads of money off suing people, far exceeding that of claimed damages. Since their primary purpose is to distribute music (and that is EXACTLY that P2P does) they should embrace P2P as part of their business model.
You know what, this is going to turn into a LONG rant, I can tell. I have class soon so I'll try to get back to this.