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Originally Posted by rkomar
The Law is all about the precise use of legal words. I don't think that they want to go down this slippery slope. Copyright infringement is exactly what it is, and is likely what people consider they are doing when they copy. Deliberately lying to them about the offence is unlikely to set them on the straight and narrow road. I think, instead, it would help them feel less guilty when they consider that they're copying stuff from liars and corruptors.
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It's theft in my jurisdiction. Which is why many courts have used the terms "theft" or "stealing" to describe certain types of what were probably charged as copyright infringement.
"Theft" or "stealing" are very accurate terms to describe taking someone's property without their permission and distributing it to thousands of others, most of whom are anonymous, in such a manner that the owner of the property loses the ability to make money from his or her creation.
This is not "sharing." "Sharing" implies is giving someone something that you own and have the right to give away. Like sharing a sandwich, your toys, or the cookies your mom made you for lunch.
Anonymously posting a cracked copy of a video game where thousands or millions of people can download it for free is not "sharing."