Of course. I agree 100%. But this is different than the question I am asking. I'm not asking about what the legal consequences of music piracy should be, but how music piracy can be ethically justified.
Conversation #2: Is it ethical to sue $exorbitant for pirating music?
Why does conversation #1 always turn into conversation #2?
If you own a six-sided die, you obviously have the right to place it in any of its six natural states.
If you own a hard disk, it has 2^N states, where N is the capacity in bits. You have the right to place the disk in any of those states.
According to this line of thought, any regulation which deprives the property owner of the right to place his property in one of its natural states is an infringement of property rights.