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So assault is stealing now? Trespass, trespassing is stealing too, would you say?

• otterley 1y ago
  Your response feels needlessly argumentative. Stealing is just a term that relates to an object or a work. Assault relates to bodily autonomy, and trespassing relates to a physical space.
  • card_zero 1y ago
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    • otterley 1y ago
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      • card_zero 1y ago
        That, although it's true that stealing is taking without permission, it must involve taking away, and not merely copying, just as trespass is not stealing somebody's land and assault is not stealing their body.
        • otterley 1y ago
          For better or worse, common use of the term “stealing” has expanded over time to apply to copyright infringement. I didn’t make this up on my own. BTW, even trespass can be construed as stealing someone’s land if the perpetrator claims it as his own and tries to then exclude the rightful owner.
          • card_zero 1y ago
            Yes! For worse. It's possible to resist this! I think people know it's kind of metaphorical anyway. Hey you stole my idea! You stole my joke! Stealing credit for an idea makes sense, I guess. • That is not mere trespass! I don't know what the name for that is. Land theft? Dispossession?