Yeah, trying to define negative and positive property is usually the first step in these discussions, and then their brains turn off, and it doesn't end well...
I always make sure to call it "copyright infringement".
And then usually throw in snide remarks about how the penalties, particularly in America, for copyright infringement are often larger than for real theft, assault, drunk driving with manslaughter...
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andrewducker) wrote2010-12-18 11:01 am
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It also conspicuously falls outside most literal definitions of the word 'theft'...
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And then usually throw in snide remarks about how the penalties, particularly in America, for copyright infringement are often larger than for real theft, assault, drunk driving with manslaughter...