Also to clarify, I have no problem with what Iconoclast did, I personally have had illegitimately acquired digital content and I understand the problem of our current system and its rules/laws, many of which are either created by pathocrats or enforced in such a way that they end up serving the pathocrats one way or another and unjustly "screw over" everyone else. I think it is not fair to force people to pay up front without knowing what they are buying and whether what they just bought is complete useless rubbish and a pack of lies and disinfo or something useful.
But having said that, I think (and please correct me if I'm wrong) the reason Icono did not suggest that people download this for free but instead made a link for purchase was because technically it is not legal to freely aquire copyrighted material, and Icono probably just did not want to associate any illegal activity with this forum, no matter how trivial or popular the activity may be. Plus, it's in the forum rules. So if I downloaded a copyrighted song freely and liked it and wanted to suggest it on this forum, I also would try to avoid publicly suggesting a method to get it for free unless it was freely offered by the author. I would recommend places you can buy it, and let each individual acquire it using the means they best see fit. If that method is downloading it for free and paying for it if they like it, that is their business and I cast no judgment.
When Icono said he was always honest, that was the only statement I was perplexed about. Then again, he has been on the forum for a while, so maybe I did "jump the gun" with pointing out that it's not an honest statement without considering the context that he most likely knows this already. Ok next time I will try to consider the context more prudently and be brief and ask for elaboration first. And I hope if I say something that strikes someone as "wrong" or false etc, others will point it out to me as well because I have plenty of beams. If I had a particular meaning in mind and it's only "wrong" in a more general or absolute sense but true for a particular context, then I will elaborate, but if I really did not think it through, I'll be glad someone said something.