I guess it was too subtle before. "deprivation of a good" is not a requirement for all definitions of the word 'steal' or theft when talking outside a courtroom

I guess it was too subtle before. "deprivation of a good" is not a requirement for all definitions of the word 'steal' or theft when talking outside a courtroom. >Infringement on someone's property You mean "2. to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment." My god that's stealing! >Copyright theft actually means taking someone's work, and saying it's your work Since you're trying so hard to be pedantic, that would be plagiarism (act) and copyright infringement (legally). On the street, that is referred to as theft.