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Is number 3 theft if I take it and return it?
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Since theft is taking with intention to permanently deprive, no, if you always intended to return it. That's a bit difficult to prove if you get caught before returning it though. It's always best to borrow with permission.
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Or I copy it without your permission?
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That's also not theft, that's clearly copyright infringement.
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Besides, copyright infringement is just another word for a special kind of theft.
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This is the root of our disagreement. Theft has a definite meaning, both legally and in general use. You seem to wish to use theft as a catch-all term for wrongdoing. Copyright infringement is not theft, just like plagiarism is not theft.
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It is this attitude, that it is not theft, that saddles us all with DRM and similar nonsense.
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No, it's paranoia that saddles us with DRM.
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And the law of the land is that they can sue you for damages.
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Absolutely. If someone infringes copyright, they can be sued by the copyright owner. However, if someone commits a theft, they are prosecuted by the government.
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Don't give me that "corporate brainwashing", corporations are just groups of people who need to make some money to provide a living for employees and shareholders.
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I don't think I said a word about "corporate brainwashing".