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Old 01-07-2010, 05:05 PM   #215
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For the side against "piracy", calling it theft devalues their argument as an awful lot of people don't see it as theft unless somebody is deprived of something, that the thief gained.
A lot of people also don't see taking goods, money, or services from someone else as theft if the person can readily afford it, either. They see shoplifting as victimless, but would never dream of snatching someone's purse and running off with it. Go figure.
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