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Posted by Don M. on 09/15/05 16:01
"Karrde" wrote in message news:43286e71_1@x-privat.org...
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> "Don M." wrote in message news:wJydnfNiR5Mhw7XeRVnyug@giganews.com...
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> > "Karrde" wrote in message news:43284c24_3@x-privat.org...
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> >> "Don M." wrote in message news:8fWdneIQFtofWrreRVnyig@giganews.com...
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> >> >> If something is the "moral equivalent" to stealing, why would it not
> >> >> BE stealing?
> >> >
> >> > You may be right. Greed is the moral equivalent to stealing, so
> >> > perhaps the entertainment industry IS stealing.
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> >> Justification for crappy behavior. Do you think it's okay to steal a pair
> >> of shoes because you think Nike charges more than YOU decide they should?
> >> There is so much wrong with that attitude that I can't even begin to
> >> scratch the surface of it.
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> > Hey, brains. Where did I say it was ok to steal material property from
> > greedy people?
> > Where did I justify either copyright infringement or stealing? They're
> > both punishable
> > under current law, however differently, as you probably don't know.
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> Hey, brains. Where did I say you said that?
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You said that with "justification for crappy behavior" in reply to my statement.
> It has been implied by others
You were quite explicit with "justification for crappy behavior".
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> > Your attempt to equate copyright infringement with stealing just to
> > promote your point IS morally wrong.
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> Define "stealing", would you? The first definition in the dictionary I have
> in front of me is, "to take the property of another wrongfully." Property
> is not necessarily a physical thing, it's broader definition is something to
> which a person or business has legal title. Perhaps you are not old enough
> to have learned about "intellectual property" in school.
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LOL. It's like when people tag the word "right" to whatever cause they're promoting, like
"right to choose". Once you accept the concept, you certainly cannot deny someone's
"rights", correct? You tagged "property" to intellectual so that you can apply concepts
about properties to it, such as "stealing". I don't accept your coining reproductions
(and of lesser quality at that) "intellectual property", therefore there is *no* stealing
of that whatever-you-want-to-call "property". Herein your arguments about these
"intellectual properties" being "stolen" are non-arguments. The dictionary definition of
"stealing" stands, it's a good definition.
Don
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