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Originally Posted by stonetools
While I do think that the search for better mataphors is kind of a mug's game, pursued by people who want to get away from the theft label, I'll offer one: dilution.
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Wouldn't work. You need something that puts a negtive image in people's minds but isn't so far removed from reality that it ends up being parodied on Youtube (like "theft" is). Dilution doesn't give a negative image, depending on what they imagine being diluted. Lots of things are improved by being diluted.
"Violation" instead of "infringement" might be better:
You wouldn't violate his home.
You wouldn't violate him sexually.
Don't violate his copyright.