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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
Sorry I have to disagree again: "theft" involves the taking of a physical object in such a way that the original owner no longer has it. If you want indeed call it what it is "copyright infringement" would fit the bill nicely. Which is a civil offense, by the way, in most cases.
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Within the unauthorised digital comics community, they are calling it "theft of scans", and aren't too happy about it. The irony of that should amuse a few of the people here.
My views on why unauthorised content consumption only has a positive impact on entertainment industry profits can be found in various places on this site so there's no point repeating them here.
But in the case of comics, I think that is even more the case. The market for comics now is almost entirely collector-based, they are just too expensive for casual reading and throwing away, especially for children. Go into any comic shop now and the only people you will see are in their 30s and 40s.