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Originally Posted by VydorScope
I disagree.
If you were trying to sell that artwork that I took a picture of, and then gave away copies of that picture (assume copies are as good as the original for this) to people who would have bought your artwork, I have stolen from you. I have taken something from you that you can not replace, the ability to sell and any profits from those sales.
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If I write a bad review of your artwork, telling people how awful and useless it is, and then you can't sell copies of it--have I also "stolen" your ability to make profit?
There's a big difference between taking something *away* from you, and changing the marketplace so that your efforts are no longer suitable for sale. While changing the marketplace might be wrong, and might even be a crime, it's not "theft."