said by mocycler :

Where I split with him is his encouraging theft. The main argument I've heard to justify music piracy is that the record companies are robber barons and somehow "deserve" to get ripped off.

While it's not wholly untrue, you could use that argument to steal pretty much anything.

Reznor's newfound piety might be convincing had he not already made millions off the system he now claims to despise.