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But if I download a file I would never have purchased, how have I "harmed the creator of that property"? If I enjoy the work and tell others about it, who subsequently buy, have I benefited the creator of the property? Maybe they owe me some money in that instance, otherwise they're getting a benefit they didn't pay for.
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This oft-repeated argument is really complete nonsense. Lets substitute another item to see if the logic works.
" If I steal a diamond ring from a jeweler that I would never have purchased, how have I harmed the jeweler? If I enjoyed the work and tell others about it, who subsequently buy, have I benefited the jeweler? " Well, of course you haven't .
Just because products are "digital" on and the Internet doesn't mean that thje prperty laws and thje laws of economics cease to operate.