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Do you make a moral distinction between stealing from a person and stealing from a corporation?
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A lot of peole who would never shoplift from the local market or steal someone's identity and defraud their bank account have a completely different feeling on pirating media from large corporations. The corporation can certainly afford it more than the individual or the small business, and they undoubtedly gouge customers. Does that create a justifiable cause that doesn't exist in those other cases?
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Stealing isn't the same thing as copyright infringement. Like the difference between robbing a liquor store and being a home brewer who makes an exact copy of their favorite commercially available beer.
Ok, more like having a friend who is a home brewer and he gives you the beer after he makes it.
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Too bad government is not accountable for the theft they perpetrate on individuals and corporations
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No moral distinction. However, its so easy and such a small chance of getting caught and punished that you do it anyway. We are an imperfect people.
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Theft and copyright infringment are different things...so yeah, a different reaction to them is warranted.
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We make distinctions between corporations all the time wrt our laws (just look at how much more awesomer corporations get treated during the bankruptcy process v. ordinary Americans) so I don't see why there can't be a distinction here.
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Would it be cool if a foreign country just pirated all of our media for free?
What about copying the design of an ipod or a drug or a car or a plane?
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^^^ China, how does it work?
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^^^ China, how does it work?
It doesn't, which was the point of my rhetorical questions!
The US is largely a country of ideas, knowledge, and culture. We are not just simple producers because in this day and age it is not that hard to find people that can produce stuff. It is much harder and more expensive to find things worth producing.
We are in an age of design and information which is much harder to control than a simple object.
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I dont make a moral distinction but i view them as different...one is personal and one isnt.
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I hate to agree with spilt of all people but he's right your original hypothetical is flawed from the get go. Copyright infringement is not stealing. We call them different things because they are different.
Your title actually sounded interesting but the post wasn't because it veered off in another direction.
I would be more interested in talking about what your title does. For example, most people would never steal a pen from some other individual. But many of those people would take a pen from their company for personal use even if they arn't supposed to.
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If it makes you feel any better I'll pirate your content too AT.
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So when pirates raid merchant vessels, they aren't really stealing the stuff on the merchant vessels, they are making copies of the stuff? Right on!
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I made a copy of your sister.
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ofc there's a difference.
especially when the corporations in question has been making record profits for years, and studies have shown that filesharing and piracy does not have a negative impact on sales.. Some say the opposite because people who like something will buy it.
I have bought every series I like on dvd or blu-ray, same with movies and games..
I use Spotify for music.
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Stealing is stealing. It will take from someone, even if that someone is spread over the many stockholders. I see no difference. Liberals will point to some trust fund baby and say he will not miss it. I point to the retired school teacher who will miss it big time.
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theredkay1 posted:
Theft and copyright infringment are different things...so yeah, a different reaction to them is warranted.
The 2nd part does not follow from the first part.
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