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Originally Posted by HansTWN
It is very simple --- if the file is not copied without consent, then the original file is worth a lot of money, because the author can sell it. If you distribute the file the original becomes worthless. You stole the value of that original file, not the file itself. Your actions made the file worthless.
Just like pouring poison into someone's drink. Oh no, you still have that drink, I didn't do anything!
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You cannot argue, in the general case, that all files have value that will be diminished if illicitly copied becuase value can only be shown in the individual case. In the general case this is not true.