I am for an internet that is not censored or regulated. The freedom to view or post anything I believe in or feel the need to. If you like a CD, why not download the music, burn a CD of your own, and then send the artists a couple of bucks in the mail. You can make a voluntary donation to any band or musician that you feel you have enjoyed the music of. This is an old thread and most of what needs to be said has already been said.
Respect is a two-way street.
IP laws as they are currently being interpreted and enforced, especially in the USA, have no respect for users. This includes users of computer software, recorded music and video, and printed matter. So I have no respect for IP laws. More and more, the level of functionality is approaching what you have grown to expect under Windows. Some distributions are duplicating the ease of use of Windows, too.