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Originally Posted by HansTWN
Hey, I took your car for a spin and returned it before you noticed!
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
TWOC (a criminal offence, for a tangible object, not Theft.
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I wonder how you would feel about it if you needed to get somewhere fast only to discover someone was out joyriding in your car?
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
... And I took that idea you had at work and said it was mine. Since I created a second copy of your idea and you still have that original idea in your head, so no harm done!  |
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
TWOC (a criminal offence, for a tangible object, not Theft.
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I'd be telling all my co-workers that SOB
stole my idea ... and I'm willing to bet
you would, too!
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
I have another one for you: I took that file showing the details of that great invention of yours and made a copy. No problem, you still have your copy -- no theft, right?
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
Misappropriation of a trade secret (a civil offence, for an intangible), not Theft.
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A talented sophist can make black look white, and convince a jury that up is down, but does that make it right?
As someone once said, "How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Saying that something shouldn't be regarded as a crime, merely because lots of people do it, seems like a rather poor excuse. I suspect, for example, that the overwhelming majority of people who hold a UK driving licence get a speeding ticket at some point during their driving career; should we de-criminalise speeding simply because a lot of people do it?
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Harry, I couldn't agree more!