I am watching HIDEF TV!!! I LOVE it!!! (i'll explain how)

In uk.media.tv.sky on Sun, 16 Apr 2006, loz wrote :

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Copying it and distributing it to "more people" deprives the publisher of
their income.

Sounds like "theft" to me.

That assumes that the people it was illegally distributed too would
otherwise have bought it legitimately - very often not the case.

Taking the case of music, some artists are more pragmatic about this
than others. Yes, they'll lose some royalties to piracy, but OTOH far
more people will be made aware of their material, and they might well
like it enough to buy it legitimately the next time, and/or attend a
concert.
--
Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

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In uk.media.tv.sky on Sun, 16 Apr 2006, loz wrote :

Information can also be copyright.
And may be subject to a fee to access

Copying it and distributing it to "more people" deprives the
publisher of
their income.

Sounds like "theft" to me.

That assumes that the people it was illegally distributed too would
otherwise have bought it legitimately - very often not the case.

That makes it even more a case of theft then! If they didn't want the
'work' why have they made a unauthorised copy?...