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Originally Posted by habernac
There is no scarcity when you are talking about intellectual property, so arguments comparing physical property theft and intellectual property theft are misleading and incorrect.
Come on, Bobblehead. If you download a copy of a movie, the company that produced it is getting squat. That's stealing, period. No amount of technological babble is going to change that.
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It is not the same as stealing any physical item.
You steal something from a store, the store paid for it and can not sell it to a paying customer.
You download a file that does not impact the store or person who wishes to pay for the item.
It is 2 different things.
I'm not saying everyone should be free to download whatever they want, but I am saying comparing physical theft to copyright infringement is not the same thing.