Posted by Bill on 12/11/06 13:55

I didn't actually address that issue. I pointed out that you still have
your car and, in that sense, theft of intellectual property IS different
from theft of a discrete object.

PTravel wrote:
> "Bill" <trash@christian-horizons.org> wrote in message
> news:FbqdnUXB3dErSeTYnZ2dnUVZ_oSinZ2d@golden.net...
>
>>But the whole point is that "stealing" a copy of a song or video is
>>precisely NOT like stealing a car. In fact, a car is the thing it is
>>least like.
>>
>>If someone stole your car and you still had your car-- that's what it
>>would be like. Especially if you were in the business of selling cars.
>
>
> And when someone takes your proprietary intellectual property and makes it
> available for mass distribution, you are deprived of the value of the
> proprietary intellectual property in exactly the same manner as you are
> deprived of the value of your stolen car.
>
>
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