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Originally Posted by Hellmark
So, please, in the future, include a bit more thought into your argument.
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Words on a screen (derived from 1's and 0's) are as real as words on paper derived from splashes of ink. You don't pay for a book on the internet you prevent the author from getting them ones and zero interpreted into money (a very physical thing eh?) that could have bought the authors food just as surely as if you had stolen an ink splashed paper book.
The way I see it, theft is taking what doesn't belong to you without paying for it. Any other definition is just a thief's self-justification or a legal squabble to earn a buck.