@meiosis you must have mistaken me for someone who gives a fuck about what is my “right” to do.
Most of the money you pay for music and movies doesn’t go to those who actually made it what it is, plus, it is generally not worth the money you pay. Add the fact that i don’t have an income and it becomes a no-brainer.
Furthermore here in italy there is a state subsidized organization, called SIAE, to which you need to be registered, and the registration is not free, in order to have your copyright recognised by the italian government. This organization is for profit while not providing any service except allowing registered members to sue for plagiarism, which is something that should be free because it comes with the concept of intellectual property and the use of the copyright license.
I even gave ten bucks directly to a band’s lead singer at a concert once, telling him i downloaded their album and i liked it so i wanted them to have the money, just so i could bypass this bullshit.
I pay for my videogames because i know how much effort goes behind the good ones and because their entertainment value is generally well over 10 hours, which to me is worth the fifty bucks i pay them. An entire album is generally under a hour long and it’s either so good i’ll listen to it several times on a loop (in which case i’ll obviously buy it) or it’s mediocre and will probably end up in the “i listen to those two tracks sometimes” list, which is hardly worth the 20 bucks. iTunes on the other hand has the whole drm+proprietary format shit which i really don’t like so that’s another option off the list. As for movies, i buy them whenever i have 10 bucks to spare because, ironically enough, they’re cheaper while often having a much higher entertainment value.
So yes, I will keep stealing from the fucking multinationals and my corrupt and fascist government and i will pay for the things i like enough to be happy getting ripped off for.
As for Ferrari, i would love to see the day that abominable bunch of scumbags stops being helped by the government and actually goes bankrupt. Ferrari and FIAT have been on the brink of bankrupcy for years now but, since our lovely politicians have personal financial interests in them, they keep getting bailed out. You americans have thrown a hissy fit about your bailouts only because you never saw what our government does on a regular basis. Hell, Berlusconi even tried to bail out football teams.