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Most of this is not stealing, but instead copying and spying.
by Youcandothis 7y ago
Most of this is not stealing, but instead copying and spying.
- scarejunba 7y agoCurious pattern here where knowledge of secrets is considered stealing or not stealing depending on the subject. I wonder if it's just different people reading or if the community itself views it differently. After all, "it's not stealing if you have your copy" does mean parent is right.
- mokus 7y agoAgree/disagree is not the only factor involved in voting - another one that I suspect is in play here is “interesting/uninteresting in the context of the present discussion”.
- scarejunba 7y agoA fair point. Surely in the question of intellectual property, it is just as relevant here as it is there.
- elorant 7y agoTry telling that to Cisco
- scarejunba 7y agoHow is that a valid defence? Try telling the MPAA/RIAA that your use of The Pirate Bay isn't stealing.
- ineedasername 7y agoWithout even getting into the "is personal piracy wrong" issue, it's pretty easy to draw a line between an individual downloading songs from pirate bay and a major corporation pirating IP wholesale and then making a business out of reselling the derivative products.
- scarejunba 7y agoWithout entering the entire debate, I was only intending to talk about the "Ask the plaintiff" style. Obviously the plaintiff is going to think something's wrong. That's what being the plaintiff is.
- elorant 7y agoFair enough
- ineedasername 7y agoSure, I can agree with that. Good point.
- mfatica 7y agoI'm not stealing your TV, I'm just borrowing and keeping it!
- Youcandothis 7y agoNo, that would be stealing. But if you opened a TV and photographed it then it's not stealing.
- buchanan 7y agoMore provoking, perhaps Huawei is aware of this and using it as intimidation, "we can copy you exactly faster than you can innovate, so better work with us..".