Originally Posted by
Abe_Froman
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.
Don't be silly. I didn't say everything that's against the law was stealing. The law defines what "stealing" is, and if law includes copying IP without permission in that definition (and it does), then copying IP without permission is stealing.
If an IP owner sells his product for $10 and someone copies it without paying him, he has $10 less than he should according to the law.
If this confuses you, send me all of your paychecks but keep working really hard. You won't be losing any money at all so you shouldn't complain.