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Originally Posted by stonetools
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.
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That argument does not work. If you made an exact copy of the ring using the replicator from Star Trek you have not stolen the original ring. The original owner is not out anything, they have exactly what they started with. You are mistaking theft with copyright infringement.