yeah true enough i guess!
i dont think its right for people to leave stuff queued up all day...but then, to be fair, you are paying £30 a month or whatever for an 'always-on' connection...
i dont believe (correct me if i am wrong) that there is a time limit on the 'always-on' portion of the t's&c's so why shouldnt you have your connection maxed out all the time!
back to the original topic...yet another thought...take mp3's for example...i dont see downloading an mp3 from a 'stranger' any different from copying a track from a mates cd...
the internet is merely a medium of, ahem, 'friends'!