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Re:The EU Copyright Directive: What Redditors in Europe Need... by erichocean on Saturday December 01, 2018 @09:18PM (#18580363)
> There is a very hard difference between stealing something from someone, which deprives them from having access to it, and copying it, which doesn't.

That's why I'm 100% in favor of counterfeiting money, since that has the same properties: no one is deprived of the money they already have.

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Re:The EU Copyright Directive: What Redditors in Europe Need... by chii on Saturday December 01, 2018 @10:22PM (#18580607)
> counterfeiting money

except counterfeit money can cause higher inflation. "Counterfeit" media doesn't.

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Re:The EU Copyright Directive: What Redditors in Europe Need... by hueving on Sunday December 02, 2018 @10:11AM (#18582598)
Bad analogy, counterfeit money dilutes the value of all other outstanding money when it is spent.
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