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> Just because I make something possible, it doesn't mean that somebody else should take advantage of it ("hey, your car was unlocked, so of course I took it fo
by gist 5y ago
> Just because I make something possible, it doesn't mean that somebody else should take advantage of it ("hey, your car was unlocked, so of course I took it for a ride")
This is specifically prohibited by law. Now there are gray areas of things that are not prohibited by law that are usually not acceptable but I don't think this is even one of those. [1]
[1] Example might be if there is ketchup at a restaurant and no sign which says 'limit X packets' you could take all of the ketchup (does not violate any law) assuming you are in the restaurant as a customer.
- oasisbob 5y agoAn example of theft of a free product is newspaper theft. It's not much of a grey area in the US, plenty of precedent. https://splc.org/newspaper-theft-resources/ https://splc.org/newspaper-theft-resources/