Well, there’s also the concept of intellectual property though.
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RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoIs it stealing though? Theft, as it is legally defined, requires depriving the original owner of the thing you are stealing. Stealing a car for example, means the owner cannot drive the car since you have it.
If you could take someone else’s car, but they still have access to their car as if it was never taken, is that really stealing?
Shapillon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
_cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
There shouldn’t be.
Shapillon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I fully agree with you on that.
Otoh our current law systems don’t.
piecat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I think that’s called conversion. Or unjust enrichment.
mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You speak of copyright infringement. Some people call it IP theft but in reality it has nothing to do with stealing in the traditional sense of the word (such as stealing a bicycle). You can’t actually steal something that’s still there after you “take it.”