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Originally Posted by HarryT
So, by your argument, "identity theft" is not "theft", because the original owner of the identity still has it? 
You should tell that to the people who drafted the 1886 International Berne Copyright Convention. They were happy to use the term "piracy" (see Article 12 of the Convention). |
"identity theft" is an interesting example, but you're quite right, that also wouldn't meet the definition of a theft in the way it's used. In fact, in my jurisdiction, you won't find a law in the criminal code called "identity theft". The use of the term "identity theft" provides no real commentary on what is and isn't theft.
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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
No, it has both of those components. When you pirate a book, you deprive the author of the money that he/she deserves. ie, the money that the author has a right to own.
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Theft of potential profits is not theft.
Here's a handy chart that may assist:
It doesn't hurt your arguments that copyright infringement/piracy/whatever is not theft; frankly, this is the least interesting component of it.