Like you, pirating, has spoiled me for life. In a way, i am stealing, when i think about it and it bothers my conscience a lil. Some things that i've downladed i don't believe were intended to be put out (like the Maxwell Live one, not the unplugged one) so to me, it's like a freebie.

On the other hand, some things that i had years ago on cassette tape, that has popped or decayed to such an extent that it's unplayable, i've tried to track down through pirating, that doesn't bother my conscience. It's more like a never ending receipt of purchase that i redeem.

I can do without the booklets inside the cd and such. The only cd i can see purchasing legally, is D'angelo's (Erykah's) and my girl, Anita Baker, and that's sad how rotten i've become thanks to filesharing.