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I think the argument whether a copy is theft is irrelevant. In my view, hacking into a bank's database and adding a few thousand dollars to your bank balance wo
by DrJokepu 15y ago
I think the argument whether a copy is theft is irrelevant. In my view, hacking into a bank's database and adding a few thousand dollars to your bank balance would be theft as well even if you didn't modify any other accounts or data. The point is that you steal money from the copyright owners when you copy their work without their permission because you owe them money you and you didn't pay.
- rwmj 15y agoAdding a thousand dollars to your bank balance does deprive others. It's hard to take anything else you say seriously when you make such a basic mistake.
- DrJokepu 15y agoBut that's exactly my point. In my view, you also deprive the interested parties in copyright when you don't pay for the content you use or redistribute. There's no need for ad hominem attacks, we're all civil, nice people on Hacker News.