Quote Originally Posted by massplanck
I dunno. Is there an ethical argument against someone who downloads hideous amounts of music and then plays these track out on CD decks the whole time & proclaiming they are a great dj with an interest in the scene?
Yes.

If they're playing stuff downloaded illegally, then they're stealing from record labels. Most small record labels exist on a knife-edge anyway, and rely on the very small amount of money they get from people buying their records in order to keep going.

If you aren't paying for your tunes, then you're contributing the the demise of small record labels.