Every time you pirate a song using Napster you are directly harming the artist that spend days and weeks lovingly crafting a creative piece of work. Why should they bother when some 31337 h4X0r is just going to pirate it and distribute it across the net?
Why should a painter devote hir life to creating beautiful paintings when those paintings aren't going to make any money until after sie dies, if at all?
Answer: Because sie wants to. It's art. It's passion. Art is made to communicate, not to make money.
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Why should a painter devote hir life to creating beautiful paintings when those paintings aren't going to make any money until after sie dies, if at all?
Answer: Because sie wants to. It's art. It's passion. Art is made to communicate, not to make money.
Or maybe that's just my fantasy...