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> You took something of value that was created or owned by someone else.

Really? So they no longer have it, because I took theirs?

Or, do they still have their copy, and I have mine, and I didn't take anything that was owned by them?

If I make an exact copy of your car and drive off in it, are you gonna complain that I stole your car?



They may not even know that you have it. So it’s like giving money a natural right and enforcing it.

A very odd mindset, but one I encounter frequently.

They did this class in my kid’s 5th grade where someone came in and said making tapes was illegal. And asked about parents who copied stuff. I was so pissed but the school got a tv or DVD player or something stupid.




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