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Your use of the word "take" is probably related to the disconnect. In copyright violations, the crime is copying. Usually "taking" has a different connotation t
by bo1024 5y ago
Your use of the word "take" is probably related to the disconnect. In copyright violations, the crime is copying. Usually "taking" has a different connotation than copying. (I'd be mad if you took my bike, but if you copied it then I'd just be happy for you.)
- paulcole 5y agoIf I’m describing an action I took as a “crime” I’m not going to feel good about it no matter how finely I choose to split the hairs.
- lazyasciiart 5y agoSome people have a looser coupling between legality and morality than others, often because they disapprove of some laws (like the crime of sleeping under a bridge, or repairing your own tractor…)