In response to the video, "Dave Grohl Great Speech on Music Downloading":
I rather buy the cd package over downloading it from youtube or some torrent download. Why do it any way else? You're wasting time to go find it, download it, then you have to insert song names, artist, and album. Then your left with distorted music, and you don't have the album cover and a nice graphic audio cd. I don't consider it theft especially if the composer chose to give it away, but you're getting something considerably less than the original recorded sound unless you downloaded a large file in flac or wav format assuming the uploader knew how to do it properly. Don't get me wrong, mp3 isn't that bad, barely noticeable.
I remember grabbing so many songs off Mediafire it's not even funny. However, this can't be done anymore, go figure. After a few months, I deleted every song I ever downloaded. Such waisted time, for me that is. Now all I do is insert a cd into a computer. Boom, all the song names, artist, and album are automatically filled, and I get to choose the speed and file type it gets recorded. I use ogg format. Sometimes flac, depends how much I listen to the album. Welp, that's why I and many others choose to buy music by compact disc over anything else. Old vinyls are great listening too. Actually live concerts are the best.
I have quite a few prototypes. The last thing I'll do is share it with someone without a patent. Even my own parents. Prototypes are expensive. One, in particular, I have worked days on, invested into tools, and tons trial and error in building it. Now I need to create some molds and a website for it. I regret sharing the idea with someone. That is one of the biggest risk in sharing is that someone might try to take it then make a patent on your idea, especially if they know you lack money and resources to get it done. So to eliminate this risk, get a patent or do everything yourself.