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> if they can get their hands on iOS images without specifically agreeing to a contract - is there a contract? If I can get my hands on your car without specif

• saghm 7y ago
  The issue with this argument is that there can only ever be once instance of my car in existence at a given time. If you take my car, I don't have it. If you download a copy of my software that I give away for free and use it in a way I don't want you to, that doesn't stop me (or anyone else) from using it. That's not to say that there isn't some argument that using software against the terms of a license should be illegal; I just don't think the analogy to physical goods is a very good one.
  • torstenvl 7y ago
    What's the difference between you owning a car and you having the right to use a communal car? The core of the legal concept of property is the right to exclude others. This is an academic philosophical lens to view it through, but it's fundamental to understanding how the law treats these things. "Property" isn't a physical thing itself, it's your right to exclude others. (This, by the way, is also a useful lens through which to view Fourth Amendment jurisprudence). The property you're "stealing" in a copyright infringement case isn't the bits themselves. The property is the right to exclude others from copying, publicly performing, etc. By doing so without a license, you're denying the software licensor the ability to exclude you.