And they pay royalties for that choice. But they must pay royalties for that choice. I don't think this is a copy anymore than a movie we watch on television is a copy of the movie given to us by some TV broadcasting company. Since everyone seems so confused about the real issues here, let me simplify things. We can turn on the radio to listen to music.
Radio stations earn their money from companies who PAY to have their ads played.
The radio station PAYS royalties for the music that they air. If you choose to buy a cassette player, and feel the need to play your music that way, you choose to buy a cassette. Then, if you choose to listen to music via CD player, you buy a cd player. If you want a computer, you buy one. Cool, now I can put my CD into my cdrom drive and listen to music.