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You can steal digital goods, but to do so you have to copy it and erase the original. Otherwise its just copying.
That's dumb. If you are supposed to pay for something and you just take it instead, you stole it. You can argue word meanings and technicallies all day, but it's a lot easier to just be real about what we are doing here.
That's always the most frustrating part about these "debates." So many people make up BS excuses they know are just excuses instead of just owning up to what they - and probably we - are doing. Just take responsibility for your actions. Don't insult my intelligence with stuff we both know is nonsense.
"It's for game/movie/TV preservation!" - someone who has no archival experience or affiliation with a group that makes use of this media which also happens to only consist of things the individual enjoys.
"The record companies are screwing artists over!" - someone who has put no effort into finding other ways to support the artist and pirates from artists who have good relationships with their labels or even self-publish.
"I didn't take anything from the person!" - someone who wouldn’t want their writing/art/etc. taken and shared without their permission.
It's just not stealing, you guys can whine all you want and twist the meaning of stealing to a fifth graders understanding but it doesn't change the fact that it is not stealing. Is it wrong or right? That's another debate that is worth having,but weather or not it's "stealing" has an obvious answer which is no. There is no debate
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What's ridiculous about it? Morals are subjective.
If I copy a movie that came out 80 years ago and everyone involved with it is now dead, who am I supposedly 'stealing' from or depriving of anything? Some faceless corporation who claims ownership over someone else's work? How about cases where a movie or show isn't available to buy in your area? Who's getting deprived of anything there?
You can keep your morals to yourself where they belong.
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