Is Stephen King a pirate?

We interrupt Tiger Day to bring you this important question: Should Stephen King be sued for illegal file sharing?

ObMac-fact: Stephen King is an admitted Mac fan and he has publicly stated in the past how thankful he is for the iTunes Music Store, so even though he doesn't mention the iTMS by name in his latest column for Entertainment Weekly, we're pretty sure that's where he's stealing downloading all his music these days.

 So why should he/shouldn't he be sued? Because in his column, he admits that since his daughter-in-law taught him how to buy music online, he's made "close to 40 CDs for friends and relatives in the 18 months or so since I discovered this splendid toy, and I don't consider a moment of the time wasted." 
I guess he also doesn't consider that every time he shares the wealth,
he's giving the RIAA incentive to come after him like Cujo after raw meat.

I wonder how King would feel if I took my dog-eared copy of The Dead Zone (my first and still my favorite King novel),
photocopied it and then distributed it to 50 of my closest friends -
instead of just recommending that they buy it or buying  another copy for them as a gift?

Actually, now that I think about it, King probably wouldn't mind one bit, but I digress. The issue here is whether or not what King is doing is legal and if it's not, shouldn't he be subjected to the same punishment that the RIAA hands out to 12 year old girls?