You're right, and it's just as erroneous for an individual to argue that he has a right to payment every time someone shares a new copy of his creation. Compet

You're right, and it's just as erroneous for an individual to argue that he has a right to payment every time someone shares a new copy of his creation. Competing interests will often be in conflict, and that's what we're seeing in this debate. You can safely translate "a right to piracy" to "no moral obligation to respect copyright". Once the moral argument is dismissed, all that remains is pragmatic conflict resolution. One side could be destroyed, a compromise could be found, or a protracted conflict could ensue. In any case, moral arguments from either side are mostly useless.