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Originally Posted by JoeD
The first example is interesting, as that's also software piracy/copyright infringement related. I wonder if the distinction is how you obtained the software, if you enter false/dishonest details to download it from a retailer/developer vs making a copy someone else has obtained?
There must be more to it otherwise pirates would find themselves facing fraud charges rather than just copyright infringement. Anyone know more about it?
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I think fraud requires a false statement or action.
If you lie on a webpage to obtain something, that is fraud.
If you download it from a torrent site, you haven't lied to anybody, so it isn't.
(Interestingly, shoplifting an item from a supermarket is theft, taking meat but paying paying for carrots at a self-service checkout is fraud, because you have lied to the machine.)