free as in freedom

so commercial things are all well and good untill you start sharing things. remember "Dont copy that floppy", well things are pretty much the same these days. Remember sharing is theft or so they would have you believe. This is why we use open source/free alternatives. we can copy share and change things and make it better suited to ourselves and others. Therefore we own our computers and have the freedom to alter them without penalty.
What about extending this logic to other wares? well it is possible to live the open source lifestyle without johnny liable rearing his ugly head.

Creative Commons find things you can adapt and share
Jamendo discover music and listen to it whenever you like. (ps. stick it to your isp by seeding for at least an hour)
also check out archive.org for some free knowledge.