Bias Reports and Copyright

I recently read this techdirt.com article on how Joe Biden hosted a “Piracy Summit” that included all stake holders. The author of this article complains that no one representing consumers where present and much of the discussion was behind closed doors. I like to read articles from techdirt.com and others, but when the author is so clearly biased it insults me. The article never acknowledges that stealing intellectual property is a real problem and, maybe more importantly, it is morally wrong. We all like free stuff, but complaining about government upholding and enforcing the law is too far.
It seems that my generation and younger individuals have very little respect for copyright. I know very few people my age or younger who have an issue with illegally downloading songs or software. The attitude seems to be that “if it doesn’t hurt anyone then why not do it?” Even if it takes money away from a pop star or record label the impact is so small per person they dismiss it as no real harm done. I remember hearing a student telling me that even though he steals almost all of his music it doesn’t matter because he will go see them in concert or buy their t-shirt. He even showed me an article on how free downloads actually help artist gain exposure. The more music that is stolen the more successful monetarily an artist seems to be. These are not my views, but in my experience it seems to be the prevailing view of the 15-25 year olds today