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Guessing Russia is not taking a stand against IP or copyright at all. Just making it legal for them to steal from non-Russian owners. Don’t think they will remo

• sudosysgen 5y ago
  By definition it cannot be theft. Because of sanctions, the Russians wouldn't be allowed to pay for Western software anyways, so there is no difference to the bottom line. Whereas if they pirate Russian software or software they can buy, there is an impact to the bottom line. As a result it can be seen as a logically consistent position.
  • electrondood 5y ago
    If I'm banned from a store, it's still theft if I take goods from that store without paying.
    • sudosysgen 5y ago
      Because the store can't sell those goods. In this case the store can still sell the goods, and there is no lost revenue. There is not a single analogy to theft.
    • postalrat 5y ago
      In this case the store doesn't exist due to sanctions. So if you take goods from a store that doesn't exist is it stealing?
    • akomtu 5y ago
      Software isnt taken, it's replicated like photographs.