i have, at times, downloaded movies. do i feel bad about it? no. i currently own over 100 dvd's (or close, haven't counted in a long time). if i like a movie a lot, i'll buy. whether i originally saw it in the theater, rented it, got it through netflix, or downloaded it. if i thought it was crap, i wouldn't be buying it, so the only one that's losing money is block buster, cause i didn't rent it from them.
what's the difference between downloading a movie and renting one? i'm pretty sure that the movie industry doesn't get anything from individual rentals...
the one thing i don't do (well, i have once, but i really prefer not to) is download a movie before it comes out on dvd. besides the crappy quality, if it's at the theater, i'd rather pay my money to see it there. once it's on dvd, i'm not taking money away from the studios by not renting.
so, uh... don't download movies before they're out on dvd...
