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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton
My point was that stealing a container, and obtaining an illegal copy of the content, are not the same. I don't think that either the law, or morality has caught up with the shift to digital media, but clearly there is
a difference between taking a container with content in it, and taking a copy of the content only.
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Two thoughts with respect to this.
1. Morality (as opposed to ethics), is not something I accept as a changeable thing. Something is either moral or it isn't.
2. The distinction between container and content, with regards to books, is a false one. Ultimately, it is the contents, not the container, that make the book valuable.
I agree that the law has not caught up with the digital age, but I think anyone who is expecting copyright to be essentially waived with respect to the darknet is probably sadly mistaken.
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Bill