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Depriving others of revenue IS theft. If the terms of use for a service or product require payment then any use without payment is, in effect, theft. These juve
by epo 15y ago
Depriving others of revenue IS theft. If the terms of use for a service or product require payment then any use without payment is, in effect, theft. These juvenile justifications are how 13-year olds comfort themeselves about their behaviour. Don't want to pay? Don't use it.
- MichaelGG 15y ago"Depriving others of revenue IS theft." - No, it is not. This is a much more complex scenario, and reducing it to simple lines like that doesn't further the discussion at all. (Not to mention there's a million ways to "deprive others of revenue". What if I slander you, so that people stop buying your service? Do you really want to call that theft?) Take the example of a DVD you've already purchased for personal use. If I rip that to play on my unlicensed OS, is it theft? What if I rip the DVD so I can email a link to my brother, instead of shipping him the DVD? Calling this theft is pointless, unless the point is to unfairly frame the debate.
- frobozz 15y ago> "what if I slander you"... An even more important example - What if I open up a competing business with better advertising and greater value for money? That deprives others of revenue, but is neither criminally nor civilly illegal, and only in certain cases could it even be considered immoral.