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Is it OK to steal content from Hacker News? Is it OK to republish someone's blog post under your own name? Is it OK to steal free coupons from your neighbors'

Is it OK to steal content from Hacker News? Is it OK to republish someone's blog post under your own name? Is it OK to steal free coupons from your neighbors' mailbox? Is it OK to steal free phones provided by phone companies (mostly feature phones) ? If your answer to any of the above is Yes, you probably will think that stealing "Downtown Abbey" is OK. Otherwise, think really hard and try to explain the difference.

SoftwareMaven 15y ago
What does "steal from HN" even mean? The blog example isn't valid: nobody is taking shows and putting their names in the credits (at least, pertaining to this conversation). Coupons and phones are physical items that have very different rules and mores associated with them.