[thefactor]

Not even close to comparable. Speeding is a traffic violation, not a crime. Such violations must be observed by a LEO. (Red light cameras and such can only fine the registered owner since they cannot verify who is driving at the time of the infraction.)

What you are dealing with here is actual theft. You aren't stealing someone's intellectual property when you break the speed limit. But as one poster said, some are downloading free, open-source files which is perfectly legal. That doesn't mean, however, that the site you are using shouldn't be able to catalog your actions.

[Paladin2]

By not turning yourself in you are stealing revenue from the gov't.

It's only a matter of degree, not kind.