Prince of Thieves

It is a well established fact that the music industry takes advantage of artists to such an extreme that it is robbery in fact, if not in law. Based on this fact, many people feel that there is no harm in downloading music illegally, after all, you're just robbing the robbers. It's heroic in a way, like Robin Hood.

This is a misguided line of thought. Robin Hood and his Merry Men had no say over the laws by which they were unfairly governed. On the other hand, you and I have the power to change the laws of the land. The laws that the music industry exploits were put into place by officials that we elected. If we would like to overturn their corruption, it should be done through the rule of law. Of course, this requires time. Public opinion cannot be altered overnight. Fortunately, it is possible and it will happen. Until then, we should subject ourselves to the rule of laws that we ourselves created.