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I am not a lawyer but I wonder about the legal basis behind it. Bitcoins are not a legal currency. If you copy a software it is also not "stealing" but has to d

by tiatia 11y ago

I am not a lawyer but I wonder about the legal basis behind it. Bitcoins are not a legal currency. If you copy a software it is also not "stealing" but has to do with copyright and special laws (in the codified law systems) had to be made up for this. I am curious if we have a lawyer here who can comment on this from a legal perspective. Again, Common Law and codified law may be very different here.

jrochkind1 11y ago
It may not be currency, but I think it's legally property. The IRS taxes it as income.
ikeboy 11y ago
If I social engineer you to transfer money from your bank account to mine, did I do anything illegal? Only bits moved around in the bank database. Same here.
- tiatia 11y ago
  You obviously know nothing about law, at least codified law.
  - ikeboy 11y ago
    In case it wasn't clear, I think that is illegal, and that it disproves the argument "bits therefore legal".