How many of you use Itunes or Amazon? Ever read the User License? Not for public use. So you pay $2 for a song you can't legally use anyway. Most of the DJs around here do the same thing. I'd call it Standard practice.
Your lack of understanding in this matter explains your predeliction to theft.
Given the choice - I'd GLADLY pay an AVLA license to legalize the format shifting. Hell, I'd go multi-op tomorrow if that was the case! But I know more about Canadian copyright laws than 'most' Americans - but I'm not anywhere near as up to date as I wish I was.
That being said... you don't understand copyrights, licensing and EULA and the differences.
The end user licensing agreement is a contract. It has nothing whatsoever to do with licensing or copyright. And it doesn't say 'not for public use'. It says not for COMMERCIAL use.
Public performance - no matter the media - requires a public performance license from BMI, SESAC, or ASCAP. The public performance license has NOTHING to do with the EULA.
The EULA, if violated, is between you and Apple. If you violate it then it's a civil tort and not a criminal one.
I should know - I'm the only person I know of that has actually gotten a statement from an online provider of music allowing me to use their tracks in violation of the EULA - within my DJ business.
But my discussions with record labels also shows that record companies could care less about that EULA - they want the tracks bought legally, not to be shared, and public performance paid when they're used. That's it.
And you're good to not post your information publicly. I'd be willing to bet that a dozen people would be more than happy to turn you in. Although, if subpeona'd, I bet this board has information on your IP address they could use to track you down quite easily.