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n0nsensical · 10-09-2005, 07:12 PM

I don't think there's anything wrong with the laws (in this regard, anyway. Certainly in general there's a lot wrong with them.). There's nothing different between copying a physical book and copying a file except the latter can be done at no cost. It wasn't theft before computers and it isn't theft now, no matter how much certain groups would like to pretend otherwise. Theft implies a direct loss of property to another individual. There is no such direct loss in copyright infringement. I'm not sure where there is any debate here in the absence of willful ignorance.

10-09-2005, 07:12 PM	#165 (permalink)
n0nsensical Junkie Location: San Francisco	I don't think there's anything wrong with the laws (in this regard, anyway. Certainly in general there's a lot wrong with them.). There's nothing different between copying a physical book and copying a file except the latter can be done at no cost. It wasn't theft before computers and it isn't theft now, no matter how much certain groups would like to pretend otherwise. Theft implies a direct loss of property to another individual. There is no such direct loss in copyright infringement. I'm not sure where there is any debate here in the absence of willful ignorance. Last edited by n0nsensical; 10-09-2005 at 07:16 PM..