> If I have an empty hard drive and copy someone’s mp3 a thousand times on it, without permission, what is really lost? But if it wasn't worth something, you w

> If I have an empty hard drive and copy someone’s mp3 a thousand times on it, without permission, what is really lost? But if it wasn't worth something, you wouldn't do it. So the person that created it wants a certain value, and the person copying it wants to copy it but doesn't want to pay that value.