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Re:Alphabet's Waymo Alleges Uber Stole Self-Driving Secrets by wavefunction on Friday February 24, 2017 @10:09AM (#13724289)
Well then I guess there exists a difference in ethics. Theft involves deprivation of the specific thing taken. So deleting the original data after copying it might consist of theft.
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Re:Alphabet's Waymo Alleges Uber Stole Self-Driving Secrets by xapata on Friday February 24, 2017 @07:52PM (#13729338)
> Theft involves deprivation

Not necessarily. Theft is simply taking something you shouldn't. That includes taking by duplication. Or perhaps you'd like to think it as the deprivation of potential profits.

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