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I actually think his feeling like he wasn't hurting the porn industry or doing anything wrong is pretty common. Most people know if they download a copy of a movie that they are doing it illegally, but they don't consider it the same thing when it comes to porn. I have a friend who is a smart guy and does a lot of web design work. We were talking about the case where the producers of The Hurt locker suing people. I was telling him that some porn companies were starting to the do the same thing and he started laughing. He scoffed at the idea of "illegal tubes" or downloading. When I pointed out that porn is no different than a mainstream movie when it comes to copyright protection he thought about it and understood it. But up until then it had never really occurred to him that porn was protected by the same type of copyright. He assumed it was an illicit business so anything goes. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there that feel that way.
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