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Originally Posted by stustaff
if I steal a comic book from a store then that is theft as I have denied them a sale of that item.
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You took the physical item, yes. That's the very definition of theft.
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if I read the comic book a friend lent me instead of buying it myself thus denying the store a sale is that theft?
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No, it's using your friend's property with their permission. Perfectly acceptable.
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if I download the comic instead of buying it myself thus denying the store a sale is that theft?
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No, but it's possibly (probably) copyright infringement. Whether you were going to buy said item, or not, whether it'd be even legally available to you, or you could afford it, does not matter.
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If i had no plans to buy from the store ever then I have not denied them a sale so what exactly have I stolen?
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Nothing, but you have still infringed upon the publisher's copyright.