A problem of Mentality?

Let's drop the subject of ODEX aside for the moment.

Let's talk about Anime Downloaders.

A quick glance of feedback reveals that some people fail to acknowledge the fact that they are being targeted for doing something that is equivalent to stealing (Yes people, pinching is a form of stealing).

If you are thinking I am some H.I.P advocate who abide every rules, I am not. Althought I do believe there should be a certain rules of engagement regarding downloading:

1) You are a Thief. You steal with Stealth.
2) You are not a Terrorist. You don't preach a Higher ORDER over with what You are doing. You don't make a big hoo-ha neither should You be PROUD for what You did.
3) Take what you want and leave the rest. There's no point being caught, your hand in the cookie jar for what you cannot finish.
4) If you really like what you saw, pay for the real thing when you see it on the shelf.
5) There is something wrong with you if you pay for a merchandise many times more than the anime itself when you didn't pay for the anime. And you claim you are a fan.
6) If you didn't like what you saw, you didn't want to buy it then don't download the whole series.

There should be more but the main point is that everyone has to play a part in recognising the harm you will be returning back to the loop. I can see the main stayers, people who wishes the well-being of the circuit, refrain from advocating downloading like it's a God Given Right.
Best part, they claim they made the anime famous. Sad to the say, the credit should go to the fansubbers. Not the downloaders. Serious fans should made the series a commercial success.

Whenever an anime is licence in US, the fansubbers will drop the series. The reaction from Singaporean fans are akin to a crybaby who is being force to return a toy they took from someone else. It was pretty amusing to see the States people to be respecting the gesture.

So, while we Singaporeans are very much well versed in the internet, are we ready to take upon some responsibility by honouring intellectual property? That we are ready to be responsible to any action taken for our errors? That recent happenings are a result of what we did boomerang back to us?