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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EricNoah" data-source="post: 1301339" data-attributes="member: 4">And I do just need to add a bit about why the whole "checking out books from the library is the same as downloading files on the internet" analogy is flawed.When you borrow a book from the library, you are taking a physical copy.  While you have it, no one else can use it.  When you return it, one other person can borrow it.  There are no laws that say you can't lend out a physical item.  But when you download eTools files you are making a copy of the files.  It's not like when you download them you are "borrowing" them and the original gets erased so now you have the only copy.  Copying decreases the value of the item for those who want to make money by selling legitimate copies.  If file-"sharing" software really did work like a library we wouldn't have a problem -- there would be maybe one copy of "Livin' La Vida Loca" floating around on the internet, and if you really were "sharing" it it would be erased from your computer when someone downloaded it from you.  Hmm, that's actually kind of a cool idea...</blockquote>