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> "illegal theft of intellectual property" Say what? Such bizarre phrases make me seriously doubt the intelligence and education of the people who wrote this.
by onemorepassword 13y ago
> "illegal theft of intellectual property"
Say what?
Such bizarre phrases make me seriously doubt the intelligence and education of the people who wrote this.
- artificialidiot 13y agoBut they are petitioning for legal theft of control over your computer. I think they know what they are saying.
- TeMPOraL 13y agoThey are not stupid. This isn't a mistake. It's Dark Arts. They're trying (quite successfully) to attach the word "theft" to copyright infringement, so that people discuss it in terms of moral intuitions about stealing. 'cause if it is called "stealing" then it must be evil, right?
- mcintyre1994 13y agoAnd they've been doing so for a long time. "You wouldn't steal a car" etc. were all about equating piracy with stealing from a shop or whatever.
- TeMPOraL 13y agoExactly. Funny though, now the obvious answer to "you wouldn't download a car" is "of course I would, just give me a big enough 3D printer!".