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"Coming up with a new name that's not theft is probably a good idea, then we can mete the appropriate opprobrium upon that word instead of the too much of theft
by rick888 16y ago
"Coming up with a new name that's not theft is probably a good idea, then we can mete the appropriate opprobrium upon that word instead of the too much of theft and the not enough of copyright infringement. This is definitely a goldilocks issue."
I don't think it has anything to do with theft, it has to do with painting piracy in a bad light.
- CJefferson 16y agoReally? I think it is a case of mapping onto the most obvious existing word. When you end up with something you did not pay for, most people would assume you had "stolen" it. The fact the metaphor doesn't line up perfectly is a problem, but it is the closest word I can think of that most people would understand.
- gte910h 16y agoThe issue is that there should likely be different amounts of "bad" meted out to the two instances, and using the same word for both confuses that issue a great deal. I mean, by what you're saying, you can call killing a pig for meat murder as that's what we kill it what Damer did it. I'm contending we should have two words similar to how for killing we have "Slaughter" (Implies animals and farming for food), and "Murder" (Implies purposeful taking of a human life except for certain animal rights/vegan groups trying to use the overloaded meaning). Perhaps "Fringing"? "Freeping"? "Warezing"? etc.
- gte910h 16y agoPiracy is again reusing a word. Piracy is the act of taking over a seagoing vessel. By overloading it, you get past connotations of the old word