> Legally, it is stealing No it isn't. If I steal your bike you no longer have a bike. You no longer have the benefits of using it for transportation, society

> Legally, it is stealing No it isn't. If I steal your bike you no longer have a bike. You no longer have the benefits of using it for transportation, society is worse off. As you explained copyright is very different from that. So, let's not call these 2 different things the same.