Agreed. We can call copying a DVD copyright infringement, after all a viewer would not necessarily have bought the DVD so calling it theft is incorrect. Howev

Agreed. We can call copying a DVD copyright infringement, after all a viewer would not necessarily have bought the DVD so calling it theft is incorrect. However, cloning a Youtube video is closer to theft. Removing a viewer is directly decreasing the value of the video for Google. It is also key to various legal actions that have happened recently against Google news: some Belgian Companies wanted a cut of Google revenue for showing part of their articles. As much as it hurt my feeling as a older gen internet user, they have a point in this new world where traffic is revenue.