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With digital priacy, isn't it more like this -
?- Product
Money -X
The difference between pirating a digital album and stealing a physical copy is that, not including publisher/hosting/whatever costs (which are real), you're not taking money away from anyone. There's not a finite supply of what you're taking. You haven't limited the pool. The product is the questionable thing, but the fact that no money changes hands is the same.
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That's not strictly true though is it? I mean, the person selling still no doubt has to pay upload costs and if it's their own site, all the costs that come with running it. If you can't afford to buy the latest album or you don't want to pay for it then you shouldn't have it.