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Ok, well it isn't in the US. Theft and copyright violations are entirely distinct laws here.
by kube-system 5mo ago
Ok, well it isn't in the US. Theft and copyright violations are entirely distinct laws here.
- saghm 5mo agoSure, but you'd also have a pretty different experience with the law if you committed a bank heist or stole a cheap TV from a neighbor. I don't think the exact law that an action might violate is an important a distinction as what society chooses to do to punish or reward people who take certain actions, and US law does have some pretty harsh penalties for certain IP law violations that stem pretty directly from the concept of "property" in "intellectual property".
- kube-system 5mo agoYeah, different laws have different penalties. IP laws also have exceptions that other laws don't have. Teachers can, for example, photocopy things to teach their students, but they can't steal pencils from the store.