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This is SUCH a "grey" topic there's almost no point in arguing about it.
It's like debating whether a man who steals a loaf of bread to feed his hungry children is a thief and a criminal and should have his hands cut off etc, just because he "STOLE" and "stealing is stealing".
And the point above about the fact that more people have access to sounds and software that otherwise would only be available to the privileged rich few is very important, now more people who are financially screwed over can obtain the same software and start making decent music.....ironically there decent music will no doubt get pirated.But there you go, use pirate software to have your good music pirated, it shouldn't be about the money anyway.
If we could adopt a more open source approach to music software and start getting some really good software out there that isn't financially motivated, the entire music world would most likely be better off for it.
Not to mention the entire world in general.
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