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piracy is theft
The bottom line here is: piracy is theft.
If you pirate digital content because you know your chances of getting caught are low, it's still theft.
There are cases where certain people have given away their digital content for free and asked for a 'pay what you feel like' response. That is their prerogative. But most authors & recording artists have not done this. So if you take their content without lawfully paying for it, that's theft.
I think the confusion here is that if you steal something from Wal-Mart, there's a pretty high probability that you'll get caught or get *really* nervous trying to walk out with the stolen goods. In contrast, when you steal digital goods, there's no one at the door to catch you, so you steal it and rationalize to yourself that you didn't steal anything.
Gino.
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