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Originally Posted by Nate the great
One, if you still have a copy then nothing was taken.
And two, most of the people here who argue that infringement isn't theft think infringement is wrong. The only reason we continue to argue the point is that it isn't stealing. It's wrong, but it's a different kind of wrong.
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Doesn't matter. If it's mine and I don't give permission to take it, it's theft.
Period.
The problem is people think different law (and apparently ethics) should apply dependent on the nature of the property.
The concept of theft and the ethics and morality of the action has no bearing on the physical nature of the property in question.