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Re:Netflix, HBO and Cable Giants Are Coming for Password Sha... by jammygit on Friday November 08, 2019 @06:32PM (#21488068)
I don’t think theft is a legitimate term to use. We need a new one for “used without permission”
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Re:Netflix, HBO and Cable Giants Are Coming for Password Sha... by beatgammit on Saturday November 09, 2019 @09:27PM (#21496016)
Well, we have trespassing and copyright infringement. Neither of those have the emotional baggage as theft, so the movie industry uses the term for maximum effect.
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