Originally Posted by
memebag
They are stealing it if its against the law. That's what we're discussing - should it be illegal.
And money was "taken" if someone copies IP without paying the owner.
No, it is not stealing.
That's like saying murder is stealing if it's against the law. Not all illegal things are "stealing."
If an IP owner has $100 before some infringed on their electronic copyright, and they have $100 after someone infringed on their copyright, there was no robbery. There was copyright infringement.
Not the same thing.