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Re:Piracy is not theft, Lost sales don't exist, says Minecra... by mping on Thursday March 04, 2021 @03:03AM (#26339907)
You can define theft as taking what was not given. Piracy is theft in this case.
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Re:Piracy is not theft, Lost sales don't exist, says Minecra... by ric2b on Thursday March 04, 2021 @11:56AM (#26344844)
If you show me a cool wood car you built and I go home and make one for myself, did I steal it from you?

In what way is copying "taking something"?

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