Surely, no one who looks at piracy objectively

can buy into the argument of the entertainment industry?

That every file downloaded is for them a lost sale.

Which is what they try to tell us

in their published figures portrayal.

It's a well lived phenomenon and everyone would agree

that you'd rarely consider paying for

what you could get for free,

but they try to portray downloading as criminal

and depict us all that do it

as thieving and disrespectful.

When in actual fact,

if we couldn't get it for free,

we probably wouldn't buy it from HMV.

We wouldnʼt behave the same way in a store;

itʼs not the same thing as walking out through a door

with something you havenʼt paid for

and donʼt intend to.

Its different because, there, youʼd have gone out of your way to

pilfer something in person that you probably wanted,

whereas online you can just click

and then youʼve effortlessly got it.

The difference is in the mentality behind each action;

physical theft results in a more tangible reaction.

Downloading illegally rarely results in consequence

and therefore isnʼt conceptualised as stealing

with the same significance.