more copyright nonsense

suppose i buy a cd and after listening to it for a month bring it to a friend's house. after hearing the cd my friend says: "i think i will buy this cd". i suggest he doesn't have to buy the disk because i will come over to his house and let him listen to it once /week. is this stealing ?

or suppose i lend it to him ? is that stealing ?

suppose 4 people create a library and each one borrows a cd ? has stealing occurred ?

it seems to me as long as no money is changing hands there is no stealing. what is the difference between giving my friend a free copy and lending him the disk or bringing it to him, if the result is that he doesn't buy the cd ?

Mrtennis-no fair applying logic. Greedy music makers and politicians who will do anything for a campain contribution.

mr tennis, you have been 'granted' the right to do that..of course.....as far as declining sales of the compact disc, even if the sales are declining, its still a huge, huge industry. for any oldie but goodie who can remember, the music business was much smaller in the sixties than today. the delivery media is just a consumer choice...finding and developing the great artists of today and tomorrow is the challenge.

I humbly suggest the music industry is not looking for great artist. They are looking to sell us the same music over and over in different formats.
The untold story is the number of great artists whose contracts were not renewed.
Did you know that Joni Mtichell went nine years without a contract and had to produce her own latest album?
Does not sound like they are looking for talent.