re: Why is it ok to steal media?

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what's the difference from someone buying a CD and letting 6 of their friends rip it into their computer? Why is it so wrong to upload it and then let others have it as well?

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Well in that situation, there is no difference. The problem is money. Using Freaux's example, no one would have a problem with you sharing a soccer ball with your 6 friends. But the difference is, you can't clone a soccer ball and give it away to your 6 friends.

I'm thinking if there were an NFL jersey cloning machine and I decided to pay 100 bucks for a jersey, clone it 100 times and sell each of them for less or just give them away, the NFL would have a problem with that and so would the player.

The argument of course is that the most people wouldn't have otherwise bought the jersey and the NFL and the player really isn't losing any money. But some people may have bought the jersey at full price and now they don't need to.

It really is a sticky situation.