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Originally Posted by Libertine
Downloading copyrighted materials isn't theft.
You have an orange. I take your orange. You don't have an orange anymore.
Theft.
You have a song. I take a copy of your song. You still have a song.
Not theft.
Illegal? Yes. Immoral? Possibly. Theft? No.
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Your analogy assumes that a person's ability to control and profit from his/her own creative works is not a form of property that should be legally protected. That's a rather dubious assumption. When I acquire your song without your consent, I appropriate for myself your right to control and profit from your own creative work, i.e., I steal your property.