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Originally Posted by shalym
If you can find a definition in a recognized dictionary that allows the word "theft" to apply to intellectual property, I'll concede the point. I couldn't find one.
Shari
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Perhaps you're not familiar with how most dictionaries work, and how new words and meanings tend become included.
I'm not saying you shouldn't resist changes and extensions in meaning that you disagree with. I do it all the time ('literally' does not mean 'figuratively' for goodness sake!) but I disagree with your objection in this case for the reasons Issybird mentioned, and for similar reasons, coincidentally, I object for you argument about agreeing if you found a suitable dictionary entry.
'Theft of intellectual property' is every bit as appropriate a use of words as 'reading an audio book.'