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"The fact that, yes, he is also legally a thief, is almost never mentioned." First the very notion of being a "thief" when you copy 0's and 1's is still a heav
by martinced 14y ago
"The fact that, yes, he is also legally a thief, is almost never mentioned."
First the very notion of being a "thief" when you copy 0's and 1's is still a heavily disputed by a lot of activists. So it is seen wrong by many to categorize this as "theft" when the owner still has its copy of the "item", just as it was seen wrong to prevent black people from sitting where white people were supposed to sit.
Then and most importantly, there are now so many laws out there that basically anyone can be sent to jail for any bullshit reason.
So I'm sorry but I'm not buying that argument where someone is "legally" a thief, public danger, etc.
What interests me is if that law is just or not. Because there are many, many unjust laws which should really need a revamp.