The point is that the word "stealing" has been extended to mean something it never used to mean. This lexical shift was intentional and used to "borrow" some of

The point is that the word "stealing" has been extended to mean something it never used to mean. This lexical shift was intentional and used to "borrow" some of the moral weight from the traditional definition for something most people feel is only borderline immoral. So - an honest discussion of copyright infringment should avoid distorted, emotive language such as "steal".