“We have information that Moonshot distilled Fable for the development of K3”

Re:“We have information that Moonshot distilled Fable for th... by evanelias on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @03:23PM (#49012083)

If you steal an unpopular product from a store, the damage is also only to "potential profits", so how does that differ? It's entirely possible no one would have purchased the product and it would have eventually been discarded/destroyed.

Or with services, if a barber cuts your hair and then you run away without paying them, do you not consider that theft, even though there's no change in ownership occurring?

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Re:“We have information that Moonshot distilled Fable for th... by the_af on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @08:37AM (#49167932)

The first case is theft as legally and traditionally defined. It has low impact, since the item would have likely ended up in the garbage, but it's still theft as we understand it and as law defines it.

The barber example is not theft. You cannot steal a haircut. You may be harming the barber, but it's not theft.

Words matter!

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Re:“We have information that Moonshot distilled Fable for th... by evanelias on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @01:44AM (#49178991)

> The barber example is not theft. You cannot steal a haircut. You may be harming the barber, but it's not theft. [...] Words matter!

Then why is it legally considered "theft of services", which is a crime that directly includes the word "theft" in the name? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_of_services

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Re:“We have information that Moonshot distilled Fable for th... by the_af on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @12:05PM (#49184758)

Interesting. I wasn't aware of that, I stand corrected.

I think it's a bit silly to consider it theft, but I have to it my words in this case :)

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