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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 1413583" data-attributes="member: 3649">No, I'm looking at content that is created by people who want, and deserve, recompense for their time and efforts. There is no 'old' and 'new' economy; those were buzzwords created in the Boom to blindside people and create the atmosphere that led to people believing you could make money from nothing. At the end of the day, people want to be compensated for their work. And they will be compensated, or they stop doing it.   In my experience, no, most ptp users are not 'producers'. They didn't make that film or TV show; they ripped off a DVD and are now sharing it through the ptp network. They didn't write that book they've scanned in and are sharing. If they, themselves, write and produce a song and then place a digital copy out there for everyone to share, then they are a producer. If they write a netbook and put it out there, then they're a producer. Once they are a producer of that content, then they can give it away for free if they wish. If they, themselves, did not make that product then all they are doing to enabling others to steal what they themselves stole in the first place.   No, it's still theft. You have deprived the creator of compensation he is due for your possessing a copy of that work. You've electronically picked his pocket.</blockquote>