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Originally Posted by jbjb
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.
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No, it's just that. It's pushing the view that contrary to law, common sense and the prevailing morality in today's civilisation, unauthorised copying of any form (which, bear in mind, includes libraries and reading over the shoulder) is "theft".
It's precisely the view pushed by big music and big film companies, and is an acceptance and agreement with their agenda. The people pushing it are ignoring the fact that the music industry has killed its own market, the film industry isn't far behind...and they want to force in onto everyone else.
Well, I'm sorry they hate creative media so much, but there's really nothing to discuss until they're ready to accept the fact that they're calling for neo-prohibition, and with about as much success. The
vast majority of the games industry doesn't want your stance, doesn't want to drive customers away and doesn't want to end up where the music industry is!
Not to mention the crushing financial burden that they're pushing onto ISP's and the technological sector, which is far and away above even the inflated losses claimed by the content "creators" in question.