Thread: Rapidshare loses court battle against German booksellers
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Old 08-19-2013, 03:27 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The dishonest person has gained the use of the item that the honest person pays $1000 for. I really don't see how you can possibly say that they haven't gained $1000-worth of goods. It's like saying that the bus company hasn't really lost anything if someone doesn't pay their fare. In both cases the dishonest person is a leech on the back of the honest purchaser of the goods or services, without whom the product or service wouldn't exist.
The person who has stolen $1000 software, been caught, convicted, and fined, say $500, does not get to keep the software by virtue of paying the fine, and has not profited from the theft.
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