tedtan
Well-Known Member
Should a person expect others to pay them because they assembled a great stamp collection?
No one wants to view a stamp collection - there is no demand there. People DO want to listen to music. The demand is there or there would be no pirating and this thread wouldn't exist in the first place.
Just because an individual put time and energy into a hobby doesn't mean that it is intrinsically worth anything. Even when you factor in the costs you may accumulate, it still doesn't justify payment. If that person spent all kinds of money on stamps, binders, gas, and S&H to get their stamp collection established should they make others pay to view it? They voluntarily choose to expend money on their personal hobby and I don't believe that means others should have to as well.
Just because music is a hobby for you and I doesn't mean it is for everyone else. That is a false preconception on your part. Some people dedicate their life to creating music. They live it, breath it, eat it, sleep it, and shit it every moment of every day.
Should these people be subject to the same restrictions as a hobbyist?