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Originally Posted by Istvan diVega
In my book it's only theft if the taking of something deprives someone else of that something. If that's not the case, then it cannot be classed as theft. IMO.
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It's not theft - it's copyright infringement. That doesn't make it any less "wrong". You are still taking something that you have no right to without paying for it.
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And I certainly don't see what's laughable about downloading stuff to try.
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It's not laughable in the least. It's simply wrong.
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I do that routinely with new music (i.e. music I don't already know). If I like it I buy the album, if not I delete the album. And it's not as if my music shopping strategy is exceptional; pretty much everyone I know do the same thing. Nothing strange or unusual about it; I don't buy anything else unseen or untried either if I can help it.
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There are other entirely legal ways of sampling music in the form of streaming services. Deleting the file doesn't lessen the offence of copyright infringement. You've infringed copyright the instant you download the file.