Originally Posted by
Abe_Froman
You're making an assumption that someone who illegally downloads content would be willing (or even ABLE) to pay for it if it weren't illegally available . I don't think that is a valid assumption, or even a probable scenario.
Regarding IP copying classified as stealing...where are you seeing that? I'm not saying you're wrong...I'm just curious. I'd never seen it classified like that.
I'm not making that assumption. I'm saying the person who copies IP without permission gains the benefit of its use without paying for that benefit. They may never have paid for it, but neither would they have received the benefit.
Here's an introduction to the laws that cover theft of IP:
https://www.legalmatch.com/law-libra...rty-theft.html