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Originally Posted by DamianJ
Yeah, well, whatisface was thinking downloading a file is the same as stealing something from a shop. So I was trying to help explain how it is different.
Do you disagree with the image? Care to explain how it is wrong?
Copyright infringement is not theft. It is illegal and wrong, but it is not theft.
HTH.
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If you take something without paying the legal owner it is theft. Correct ?
In the case of piracy the legitamate copyright owner does not get paid, yet you have access to the work. Correct ?
Therefore you have the goods and you did not pay for them.
Now I dont really care if the pirates have managed to put together a convoluted argument that makes them feel better about their theft.
The odd thing is that the pirates are so concerned that they are not classed as thieves. Pirates good - thieves bad. This is so crucial to those that support/condone digital theft. It is quite bizarre as to why they are comfortable with being called a pirate, but not a thief. That somehow they have some romantic notion of sailing the high seas with Master bates makes it all ok.
Whats even more odd is that damian is so keen to get us all to realise that piracy is not theft. He even draws pictures for us.
What the fuck does it matter what you call it ? Well thats easy - if it is not really theft its ok to carry on stealing.
I believe it was Judge Pickles who said it was not
really proper rape, because we all know what girls really mean when they say "no".
