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Old 03-27-2012, 12:36 PM   #209
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Originally Posted by VydorScope View Post
By trying to not call it theft, what are you trying to accomplish? Are you trying to say that "since the author lost nothing, its okay to do?" Or you just trying to stick a different label on the crime?

Personally, I do not care what label you put on it, the end result is the same. It is a loss to the content creator caused by another person taking something illegally. Sure sounds like theft to me though!
This argument presumes that I am reselling or giving away copies of the picture. This is a straw man argument, as I said no such thing. To reiterate my point more clearly, I am implying that I have taken a perfect picture of the original picture, which I wouldn't have purchased at any rate, and merely kept the copy on my computer to look at on occasion. I do not share this image with anyone. The original artist is free to sell the original, and any copies he / she wants to make, as often as possible. My having a copy does not impede his ability to make money from the image, as no one willing to purchase it will have any disincentive towards purchasing it. It is still wrong for me to have made a copy in the first place, but it is certainly not theft. This is like making a clone of you without your permission. It may be morally and ethically wrong, but it is certainly not kidnapping. The same principle applies. Calling copyright infringement "theft" does not help your cause. It just muddies the water, and desensitizes people to the real issues.
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