i read david's latest post, and i saw he mentioned the karmic 'hit' that you take from downloading music again. i want to understand the why and wherefore behind that hit, as presently i see nothing wrong with downloading music. (not that i do it, mind you, that would be breaking the law, and since all laws are passed in a sane and logical manner, with everyone's best interests at heart, then if the law says something is bad, then it must be. but i'm curious still.)

if i've overpaid for cds for say, ten years, then aren't i entitled, karmically, to some balance? and aren't i doing good by refusing to participate in a system that exploits talented individuals so that a handful of amoral profiteers can afford one more ivory backscratcher?