"When I cancel my subscription, Caomcast doesn't come and erase all my fucking video tapes!"
Yes, and you're perfectly free to attach a recording device to your computer and record this music to a CD. They won't come and erase those. They will, however, eliminate your access to the original source. The analogy works.
"It doesn't mean they are RIGHT."
They have a right to offer whatever service they want to, with whatever terms they want to. You have a right not to participate.
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"When I cancel my subscription, Caomcast doesn't come and erase all my fucking video tapes!" Yes, and you're perfectly free to attach a recording device to your computer and record this music to a CD. They won't come and erase those. They will, however, eliminate your access to the original source. The analogy works. "It doesn't mean they are RIGHT." They have a right to offer whatever service they want to, with whatever terms they want to. You have a right not to participate.