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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
it is but noone is taking anything.
the movie and music companies still own all the physical copyrights.
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BIB. Which are worthless if everyone simply
copies whatever it is.
You buy the copyright to something because you hope people will like it enough to buy it. If they simply copy it you get nothing.
So yes, people
are "taking something" when they make copy of any copyright-protected work.
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your comparison is silly.
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Actually it's perfectly valid.
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there is a legal argument but lets stick to facts and correct defenitions.
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We are doing. Taking something that is not yours is
theft.
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In common usage, theft is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.
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In this case, you deprive the rightful owner for the copyright in that work the money they are due.
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The amount of time and money spent on combatting piracy is probably very excessive and also causing harm to things like liberties and other sectors.
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Oh please
Don't go quoting liberties at us for what is basically against the law; whether that be civil or otherwise. I'm all for liberties; for law-abiding citizens.
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The affect on actual piracy is in all likelyhood going to be minimal and the entertainment industry is not struggling.
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I agree with you on this though.