Megaupload shut down

[Silver Springs]

I still purchase my media honestly. I would never use a site like Pirate Bay or any of the others to fraudulently acquire it. Because, aside from cheating the artist out of the money they've earned with their work (as an artists I can complete understand how even the small purchase matters), it would be cheating myself out of an experience. The experience of taking off the security stickers or peeling away the cellophane. Opening the box for the first time and getting to look over the inserts. Having that solid matter in my hand for the first time, encompassing the promise of wonderful things. Even the small, seemingly mundane rituals mean so much because you know you're getting ready to experience something special. You can't get that from a flimsy MP3 or other body-less file.