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Old 11-20-2009, 08:52 AM   #217
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon View Post
It is the real argument. The divide is predictable based entirely and only on how people use the words. i.e. I'm a pragmatist on this, wanting to stick to the legal definitions because they let us be precise about what we mean.
Perhaps if you didn't ignore their argments you'd realise that they are founded on a moral position, and the use of the word "theft" is merely an expression of that position, not the position itself.

If you believe that copying is morally wrong, then it's wrong whether you choose to call it theft or not. A rose by any other name etc.

/JB
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