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Originally Posted by Pinecone
Can you be prosecuted (not sued, but proscuted by the state)?
Can you go to jail for it?
Is the answer to these is no, it is NOT theft.
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But that's what we're talking about, isn't it? You're right, of course, that copyright infringement isn't classed as theft at the moment. But would it help to reduce piracy if it were to be? Do you think that people who might think nothing of breaking copyright law would be put off if they knew that they were committing theft instead?