My co-worker is a thief!

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by Zevo

If someone lends you a CD to burn, is that stealing? In Canada, downloading off the internet isn't illegal...yet.

I would say it's not as long as you're using it for private use. Instead of lending him my original CD, I get him to burn himself a copy that I lend to him indefinitely.

So would it not be the same thing if I download something off the internet? As long as I don't pay for it or sell it to someone else, then isn't it technically the same concept? It would be like if I recorded a TV show or a song off the radio for personal use.

[BlackRedGold25]

Originally Posted by Rathji

If you are trying to maximize profits while staying competitive, how could adding the additional cost of stolen merchandise not push prices up?

You stopped bolding a little early. If they increase the prices, they may very well push more customers to buy at other stores instead and they'll end up making less money than they would have if they kept prices the same.

There is a cost to running the store - facility expenses, staffing, stock, etc - that needs to be offset before a profit can be realized. If that cost is increased, due to theft (or any other reason), then the profit is reduced. If you reduce profit enough, then it doesn't make sense to even be in business, since your margins will be higher investing somewhere else.

For a huge company like Loblaw, there will be a whole bunch of things that will happen before they shift their capital to something other than grocery stores.

[Zevo]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

I would say it's not as long as you're using it for private use. Instead of lending him my original CD, I get him to burn himself a copy that I lend to him indefinitely.

So would it not be the same thing if I download something off the internet? As long as I don't pay for it or sell it to someone else, then isn't it technically the same concept? It would be like if I recorded a TV show or a song off the radio for personal use.

That's my take on it too.

Also, I've bought many albums two or three times over the years(tapes,
records, cd's) so the recording industry has gotten thier monies worth from me. I feel no guilt whatsoever downloading music for free.