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

Theft is taking something away. Depriving somebody of something is
preventing them from receiving something they haven't had yet,
which
isn't the same.
snip

Oh right, so shoplifting is not theft, as the shop hasn't yet had the
income from the sale!

Not the same - while not condoning piracy, I have to point out that
copying electronic data leaves the original unchanged - very different
from stealing a physical item.
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In uk.media.tv.sky on Sun, 16 Apr 2006, :::Jerry:::: wrote :

Theft is taking something away. Depriving somebody of something
is
preventing them from receiving something they haven't had yet,
which
isn't the same.
snip

Oh right, so shoplifting is not theft, as the shop hasn't yet had
the
income from the sale!

Not the same - while not condoning piracy, I have to point out that
copying electronic data leaves the original unchanged - very
different
from stealing a physical item.

Oh right, so as long as the theft promises to return the item to the
shop if someone should ask to buy it (some chance) it's not theft?!

Stop attempting to justify theft.

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:46:09 +0100, ":::Jerry::::"
wrote:

Not the same - while not condoning piracy, I have to point out that
copying electronic data leaves the original unchanged - very
different from stealing a physical item.

Oh right, so as long as the theft promises to return the item to the
shop if someone should ask to buy it (some chance) it's not theft?!

The act of copying electronic data does not destroy the original - the
owner is still free to sell it. There is nothing to "return" because
the original is still in place. Ergo, it cannot have been "stolen",
ergo it is not theft. It is an infringement of rights, nothing more.

Stealing a DVD from Woolies - theft. Physical property, taken from the
owner in such a way as to permanently deprive them of it. Theft.

Copying a DVD - copyright infringement. No physical property has been
taken, the owner still has the original. The offence in the making of
an unauthorised copy. That offence is not theft. It is something else.


Do you understand?

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