The full story...  Former freeloader backs legal downloads  Mark
Colvin reported this story on Thursday, March 7, 2013 18:35:00
MARK COLVIN: We've all seen the anti-piracy ads, but in many
households in Australia free downloading of music, TV programs
or films goes on anyway.  One school of thought holds that this
is inevitable. They use the phrase information wants to be free.
But the consequence of free information is that many up-and-
coming bands, film-makers and writers are struggling because
their work's being consumed but not paid for.  Chris Ruen is
himself a former prolific downloader who's been converted. His
book, FreeLoading, argues that there's a powerful moral case
against downloading.  CHRIS RUEN: I think you have to assign
some level of blame or personal responsibility to this matter.
No matter what how many lawsuits major content companies have
filed against individual consumers, as they did in the United
States, that doesn't - you know, let's take the example of like
Tame Impala, an Australi