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Originally Posted by Iphinome
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.
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Whatever you call it, you are hurting someone and are trying to explain it away, to justify it. You are trying to make the act of hurting someone sound trivial. That is why Kenny gets upset.
Anyway, for the moment these repeated discussions of this subject matter are not advancing any consensus.