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Originally Posted by Belle2Be
So if you want to use real world analogies, do you ever shop at a second hand store? Goodwill? Garage sales? Freecycle? Ever borrowed a friends clothes or car or anything?
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It's the "without permission" part that's significant. If a friend chooses to lend you her car, or an author chooses to give you a copy of his book, that's absolutely fine, and I'm sure that nobody has an issue with it. It's when you take your friend's car without asking her, or you obtain a copy of the author's book without the author's permission, that the issues arise. In both cases, it's for your friend or the author to decide whether they wish to lend you their car, or give you a copy of their book. It's wrong (IMHO) for you to just walk up and take them.