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Originally Posted by Catlady
Is there a meaningful difference between giving Aunt Mary a key to my house, and leaving the door wide open with a welcome sign and an invitation to all and sundry to take whatever they want?
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In terms of stupidity? Sure. In terms of right and wrong? None at all. You are free to give YOUR key to anyone you like and lock or unlock YOUR house as you choose. You are equally right in both cases.
Substitute YOUR key for your employer's "do not duplicate" key that you have been entrusted with, and then just as with the copyright violation, you would be wrong in both cases, the only difference being I'd assume you trust Aunt Mary not to rat you out.
Didn't say you did. I asked you the question.
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Claiming that making a single copy to share with a relative or friend is equivalent to mass distribution and therefore constitutes piracy is just silly; it's an overreach.
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Why is breaking the law to benefit a friend less wrong than breaking the same law to benefit a stranger?
Stealing a car for Aunt Mary and Stealing a car for a chop shop are equally wrong.
Stealing a bike and stealing a luxury car are both equally wrong.
Stealing a $1 is the same as stealing $1000.
Not that the damage or consequences are the same, but I didn't think that's the point under discussion.