Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you’ve already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

    • gapbetweenus@feddit.deEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I have a thing and than someone takes it away, so I can’t use it anymore. If somebody copies that thing - it’s not really theft.

      My point is more - concepts from physical world don’t nessessary apply to digital world.

        • TootGuitar@reddthat.comEnglish
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          11 months ago

          You say “ask the dictionary” — multiple dictionary definitions as well as Wikipedia say that theft requires the intent to deprive the original owner of the property in question, which obviously doesn’t apply to copyright infringement of digital works.

          You say “ask the law” — copyright infringement is not stealing, they are literally two completely different statutes, at least in the US.

          So, what the hell are you talking about? Copyright infringement is not theft.

      • ParsnipWitch@feddit.deEnglish
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        11 months ago

        It just seems that what you are saying is that people shouldn’t be paid if their work doesn’t create something physical.

        • gapbetweenus@feddit.deEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Nope, that’s not what I’m saying. I just make a difference between copying, stealing, physical goods, digital goods and immaterial things. They are not the same.

          Easy examples: original and copy does not really apply to digital works or two people on opposite sides of world can have the same thought but not have the same physical object at the same time, etc.