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That does not make it theft. Copyright infringement is not theft. Theft is legally distinct. It is also morally distinct - the 'owner' of the 'intellectual pr
by _jal 6y ago
That does not make it theft.
Copyright infringement is not theft.
Theft is legally distinct. It is also morally distinct - the 'owner' of the 'intellectual property' is not deprived of their ownership if someone violates the transactional model by looking without permission.
Copyright infringement is not theft. It is interference with a business model. Please stop saying obviously incorrect things.
- hairofadog 6y agoRespectfully, fxtentacle’s point didn’t hinge on the technical definition of theft. I think they’re trying to point out that illicit data transfers are punished harshly when an individual does it but are considered standard practice and even (by some) praised when corporations do it.
- fxtentacle 6y agoWhile I agree with you, public opinion probably does not agree with you. And the rhetoric by rights owners has always been downloading==theft. I've added a link to one such propaganda video to my original comment.
- Semaphor 6y agoI’m not sure public opinion doesn’t agree. I mean I could believe it, but I wouldn’t take it as a given.
- _jal 6y agoIf you agree, why are you repeating it? > And the rhetoric by rights owners has always been downloading==theft. Do you echo every pressure group's rhetoric?
- unishark 6y agoNot to pile on here, but you did claim 'everyone'. Apparently people took it more literally than you meant it.