Metalheadmarc it is not larceny until there is a law against the practice of peer to peer copying of files- as of yet no legislature has drafted such a law, nor will they ever sign such a law that doest have some sort of moratorium on files already downloaded. This is a hot Intellectual Property topic in the US today, I was going to take a class on it in law school- but my schedule was filled up- but a buddy of mine who has taken the clas, believes that either the federal gov. or state gov. in the next year will give in to the growing lobby of the entertainment industry, and pass such a law. yet, even if such a law is passed people will get around it, and it would be almost impossible to enforce- its not as if the police can easily get a warrant or ascertain probable cause based on suspected file larceny. Nor, will there be any agency given powers to stop such piracy.
If it is not against the law i really dont give a fuck- and dont cram your moral argument down my throat- because it is absolutely irrelevant.