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Originally Posted by kennyc
I don't care about legal terminalogy, most of it is artificial anyway, defined in a way that it it only applicable in the law.
What I care about is what people do an how it affects others. That's why taking something without permission is theft. Pure and simple. No one needs legal definitions or special definitions or terminology to look at the situation and see if for what it is -- theft.
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Nothing is being taken, its being copied, to restrict copying is artificial. Pure and simple. Such a system has advantages and disadvantages. I could call taking my right to copy theft or i can call it rape I could probably find a way to call it murder. I'd rather argue why copyright laws as they stand are a problem and why patents need some reform (such as a public interest buyout fee).
You just sit and call people thieves. If you have something to say about copyright use a neutral term and say it because all you're doing right now is starting fights. I picture you sitting there grinning and laughing that you get a chance to fan the flames and piss people off while adding nothing tot he debate. And hey here's a bonus, infringement is descriptive, it doesn't get confused with embezzlement or shoplifting or larceny or fraud.