Counterpoint: Downloading Isn’t Stealing

Aaron Swartz: The New York Times Upfront asked me to contribute a short piece to a point/counterpoint they were having on download. (I would defend downloading, of course.) I thought I managed to write a pretty good piece, especially for its size and audience, in a couple days. But then I found out my piece was cut because the Times had decided not to tell kids to break the law. So, from the graveyard, here it is.

Update: If downloading isn't stealing then what is it -- that's the question posed by Maximillian Dornseif. [via Lenz]