William...,
I missed the implication of the 'identity theft' which I abhor in all venues.
I urge much harsher penalties for it than is now given. It's akin to murder!
I don't have the ability to do all those things you do with this medium, so, no, I have never loaned CD's or DVD's.
My question to you regarding the proceeds the movie '300' enjoyed, consider the extreme that 1000 people bought the dvd and loaned it to the rest of the world. Where then the justice?
I believe theft is theft, and cannot be brooked by any society.
Do you complain of the Chinese theft of our IP?