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When you borrowed music, someone had purchased it and it was shared between only a few people. Now, millions of people can share off one purchase...so that means the artist or record label get nothing. This means less record label support for new artists...as it costs a lot of money / time to promote new artists.
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If you lent it, did you ever get it back? Did you lend the original? Or did you give them a copy? Giving a copy is not lending the original. You purchased one copy of the song. YOU can make other copies for your personal use (make a mix CD for your car, put a copy on your computer to listen there). If the person or company that owns the rights to the music gives you permission to post the music on the net for free then post away, but until that happens you are preventing them from making a profit (read: stealing). I don't see how this is a gray area.
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