Theft is theft, chas...

What upsets me the most is not only his acknowledgment of wholesale piracy, but defending it, too. Just like the 'fair use' laws that permit you to copy your own CD's FOR YOUR OWN USE, once you start to share those freely on the internet, you are no longer abiding by those laws.

This is not 'newbie' behavior, but simply the action of someone that doesn't care what the law is...