Originally Posted by
njkayaker
So, if you spent years writing a novel, you'd be fine if I just copied and sold it without paying you anything?
"Theft is just a legal fiction where owners invoke ... because it's easier than sufficiently-protecting possessions."
In other words, if I can manage to steal it, I can own it.
Eh, sort of. People should make a case by case distinction.
I have zero qualms about intellectual property if the owner is a multi-billion dollar corporation. Their concerns should never be taken into account for anything.
Barring that...it comes down, IMO, to whether the person would ever actually consider buying the product at full price. Like back when Napster was big...if a person would realistically consider paying $20 for an artists CD, it might have been immoral for them to download it off of Napster. If there was a zero % chance they ever would have bought the CD, it is a victim-less crime.
Also...taking a look at the polling...the group of people who think this is no big deal is growing...over 30% now.
Interesting
