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Originally Posted by SebC
Depends on how much value you place on optimising (short-term) net benefit versus intellectual property rights.
I'd not as simple as "stealing is bad", when stealing provides net public benefit by correcting market failures.
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What are you talking about? What is the net public benefit to counterfeit jerseys, cheaper jerseys? Owning a stamps jersey isn't a right or even a necessity, it is the definition of luxury. By that logic we should all steal tom ford suits to bring down the market failure of their extremely expensive suits.