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Comment Re:Welcome to Sweden (Score 1) 234

Note that I wasn't saying it's legal or not. I was only saying that copying is not theft, in that theft has different punishment that copyright infringement. They are different at the view of the law.

Because, if they were the same, why do they have separate law?

Comment Re:Welcome to Sweden (Score 1) 234

taking something that doesn't belong to you without paying for it.

Copying is not taking away!!

Theft deprives someone of something, while copying it potentially reduces (or increases) its value. Copyright infringement is not theft, or we would not need a whole separate law to address it.

Comment Re:Welcome to Sweden (Score 1) 234

What if everyone did exactly what I did? How long would you stay in business?

What if I sell ice and somebody invents the fridge?

What if I sell steam machines and somebody invents internal combustion engine?

What if I sell books and somebody invents the e-book (that is so easy to copy)?

What if I sell ham and somebody invents a machine that produces ham at no cost?

Can I ask to imprison someone?

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