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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Blah blah blah... copyright violation. Close enough... stealing a pbook would be theft but not a copyright violation. Downloading an ebook that you don't have permission to copy is a copyright violation. The result is the same, you took something that didn't belong to you without paying for it. "Theft" in general is close enough. Why must people split these hairs. Does it make you feel better to not call it theft?
BOb
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No, there's a big difference between the two. Stealing a pbook means that the original owner no longer has it. Theft of physical property and copying of intellectual property are completely different things. There's a certain stigma with the word "theft" that people who misuse it are often intentionally trying to insert into the conversation. Theft and copyright violation have nothing to do with each other.