When you steal a bike or shoplift, there are actual atoms that change place, change ownership, and the legitimate owners don't have access to those real atoms a

When you steal a bike or shoplift, there are actual atoms that change place, change ownership, and the legitimate owners don't have access to those real atoms anymore. Piracy isn't like that. Copying doesn't remove the original copy. Also, "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't theft."