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Your analogy is flawed because in this case nobody purchased or requested anything. If your analogy was accurate it would be better stated: If I go into your g
by ManFromUranus 13y ago
Your analogy is flawed because in this case nobody purchased or requested anything. If your analogy was accurate it would be better stated:
If I go into your garage and take your snowblower, and rent it out while you're not using it, without asking you, or giving you any money, how is that stealing?
- randomdata 13y agoIf we lived in some magical world where you could make an exact copy my snowblower and rent out that copy when I wasn't using mine, I don't see any problem and would not consider it stealing. Otherwise, your analogy appears to be theft by the letter of the law. Perhaps a better analogy is when you rent/loan out your snowblower, are you stealing from the manufacturer who otherwise could have made additional sales to your rental customers? That would cover your demand component.
- millstone 13y agoCopyright infringement (purportedly) hurts the content creators, not the legitimate purchasers. You can't be denied revenue unless you seek profit. So to stretch this analogy: the snowblower is the Snow Master 1.0, your own unique design, the pinnacle of years of research. Someone else comes along, magically copies it without your permission, and, having no costs to recoup, undercuts you in the market. I don't know if that's stealing, but I do know you'll think very hard before starting work on Snow Master 2.0.