Here is something most teenagers don’t know. Stealing a CD from Wal-Mart isn’t nearly as bad (based on the magnitude of the fine) as downloading the same CD using an illegal P2P networking. See chart below.

If the height of the “steal” bar is twelve inches, the “download” bar is as tall as the Empire State building. The exact difference will depend on where you live. The “steal” bar could be 1/4 as tall (three inches) in your state.