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Copyright infringement is not theft. That's just a legal technicality. Either the viewer got to enjoy the work and the rightsholder got the corresponding money
by Silhouette 6y ago
Copyright infringement is not theft.
That's just a legal technicality. Either the viewer got to enjoy the work and the rightsholder got the corresponding money in their bank account, or they didn't. Whether a work was ripped before any payment was made, or the work was legally acquired but then the payment was stolen back from the bank account, the end result is functionally the same.
- account42 6y agoBy that logic you should be able to sue people for lost sales because they were not interested in your product at all.
- DanBC 6y ago> That's just a legal technicality. No, it really isn't. The vast majority of copyright infringement isn't even a criminal offence. It becomes a criminal offence if you do it as part of business, or if you distort trade to a significant amount.