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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Interesting concept here. A person who accesses content for free that they know the copyright owner expects them to pay for, but freely admits it, is seen as "refreshingly honest". Am I missing something?
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Nope, fixed it again. "Taking something" implies that you are depriving somebody of a "thing". This is not the case in copyright infringement, that is precisely why it is not classed as theft - it does not deprive anybody of a tangible object.
I actually agree with the sentiment expressed in Slayda's original post, I just object to the use of misleading terminology, something that is sadly too common in this kind of debate. Copyright infringement is not theft, describing it as such trivialises the real crime of theft.