I can write a program that lets you break the copy protection on a music file. But I can't write a program that solders new connections onto a chip for you.

Music has a tremendous effect on me. When it's playing, I can't think or do anything other than listen. But I can write to it.

If you can write it, I can be it.

Even if it was a difficult operation to copy a song, it only takes one person to do it. After that the spread of the song via the Internet or other means of propagation is only limited by the honesty of the users.

We just throw some decisions into the 'too hard' file and go onto others.

Even if the music industry simply gave away all their music people would complain that they don't have the bandwidth to download all the stuff - the problem would merely shift from availability to distribution.