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Re:If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing by maweki on Saturday December 09, 2023 @08:11AM (#38581663)
By that definition, whenever I create (on my own) a product that is both superior and cheaper than a competitor's offering, lessening the value of their product, it is stealing.
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Re:If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing by growse on Saturday December 09, 2023 @08:21AM (#38581729)
There are actually people who reason like this. I remember being struck by this attitude when reading Bloomberg's book - effectively morally eqivocating business competition with stealing food out of their children's mouths.
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Re:If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing by Sakos on Saturday December 09, 2023 @09:55AM (#38582377)
Unfortunately, businesses actually think this way. See any number of lawsuits based on this kind of thinking.
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Re:If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing by 28304283409234 on Saturday December 09, 2023 @11:03AM (#38582979)
This is exactly what people are saying about any number of innovations!
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