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I think we all know piracy is not theft. It's robbery and murder at sea. Infringement is not theft either as best I can tell. But ask a lawyer if the questio
by brlewis 18y ago
I think we all know piracy is not theft. It's robbery and murder at sea. Infringement is not theft either as best I can tell. But ask a lawyer if the question pertains to your specific situation.
- tjpick 18y agoI just recently went to a RMS talk, and this is what he said too. (I paraphrase) Piracy is people in boats killing other people and stealing their stuff. What about software piracy? As far as I know, pirates use guns and boats, not software. What people are talking about when they say "software piracy" is "sharing".
- jeroen 18y agoSurely the robbery part is theft. :)