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Originally Posted by molman
People say "stealing credit"?
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It is a commonly used phrase. Ask around Hollywood.
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Stealing has a strong relation to property, and the concept thereof, but to present the notion of physical property and intellectual property as the same is unconstructive to an honest discussion. These are not the same thing. The law recognises that they are not the same thing... and let’s be honest most people see a distinction between the two also. I think by presenting it as stealing you are in fact being dishonest (disingenuous) by being reductionist via the use of less than appropriate terminology.
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I disagree with pretty much everything in the above paragraph. There's such a thing as using semantic distinctions to obscure plain language truth, and that's what I see this argument as being. It's something at which some lawyers excel.
Anyway, I have no desire to drag this particular topic around the block one more time. We can agree to disagree, or I'll be in the next room having a beer while the rest of you argue about it. Meanwhile, I'll still be curious to see how the original topic turns out.