Re:Officer of China’s People’s Liberation Army Arrested at LAX
by perl4ever on Saturday June 13, 2020 @01:50AM
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A person can, in principle, hold the opinion that copying IP is not inherently immoral, but that ancillary crimes may be. I mean, if you think it's ok to do something, does that mean anything you do in pursuit of it is ok?
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Re:Officer of China’s People’s Liberation Army Arrested at LAX
by sudosysgen on Saturday June 13, 2020 @11:30AM
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What anciliary crime did they commit except copying IP? Lying on a visa application? It's very difficult to argue that this would be a grave moral crime.
Re:Officer of China’s People’s Liberation Army Arrested at LAX
by perl4ever on Saturday June 13, 2020 @12:56PM
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Well, lying generally, and in this case, is a means to imposing something on people without their consent.
Many people do believe it is a moral wrong to impose something on other people without their consent.
Re:Officer of China’s People’s Liberation Army Arrested at LAX
by sudosysgen on Saturday June 13, 2020 @10:59PM
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Sure, but the ends do justify the means, at least to some extent. I really don't think anyone outside of the US thinks that stealing IP in the goal of (in their eyes) lifting millions out of poverty isn't justifiable.
You could also make an argument that the other people are withholding something that could be used to do good for their own interests they lose the moral high ground.
In any case, there is really no moral argument to indict them, it's purely a question of interests in this case, so let's not pretend.