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> Are you saying it isn't stealing to pirate my iPhone app? Yes. > Are you saying it isn't stealing to copy my website's design? Yes. > Are you saying it is
by mseebach 16y ago
> Are you saying it isn't stealing to pirate my iPhone app?
Yes.
> Are you saying it isn't stealing to copy my website's design?
Yes.
> Are you saying it isn't stealing if I take something out of your house for a day but return it before you need/notice the item?
No.
For stealing to have occurred, the owner of the item must be deprived of ownership of the item. Pirating software or design is (probably) wrong, but that doesn't make it stealing.
- Jach 16y agoAgree, though the last one is more interesting semantically. It's not really stealing, it's borrowing without permission... Though the bigger deal there is home intrusion.
- baddox 16y agoIf I steal your car, and the cops find me, arrest me, and return the car to you, does that mean I didn't really steal it and just "borrowed" it, since you eventually got the car back? I think it's pretty clear semantically that stealing means depriving you of your property for any amount of time.
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