Comment on Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing"
helenslunch@feddit.nl 8 months agoIf somebody copies that thing - it’s not really theft.
Yes, it absolutely is, by any standard.
You say “ask the dictionary” — multiple dictionary definitions as well as Wikipedia say that theft requires the intent to deprive the original owner of the property in question, which obviously doesn’t apply to copyright infringement of digital works
You say “ask the law” — copyright infringement is not stealing, they are literally two completely different statutes, at least in the US.
So, what the hell are you talking about? Copyright infringement is not theft.
multiple dictionary definitions as well as Wikipedia say that theft requires the intent to deprive the original owner of the property in question
Like many words, “theft” has several different definitions, that being one of them.
copyright infringement is not stealing
Congratulations, that’s the 4th strawman in this thread. No one is talking about copyrights.
So what the hell are you talking about?
My brother/sister in Christ, everyone in this discussion is talking about copyright infringement. That is the actual legal name for what we colloquially refer to as “piracy,” according to, you know, the law, which you previously referenced as something we should look to.
gapbetweenus@feddit.de 8 months ago
Sure buddy what ever makes you happy.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 8 months ago
None of this makes me happy
LemmysMum@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s strange, ignorance is supposed to be bliss.
gapbetweenus@feddit.de 8 months ago
Sorry to hear.