tedd wrote:
At 10:26 PM +0100 7/17/07, Stut wrote:
tedd wrote:
Nope, I'm just saying that if you want my work, pay for it. If you
get my work without paying, then you're stealing.
You know, this is a pretty simple and obvious concept. I can imagine
anyone arguing about it.
-snip-
There is no such thing as copyright theft. There is such a thing as
copyright infringement.
No one is saying otherwise.
I don't care what you call it, taking something that is not yours is
stealing. If an employer hires you to do a job, receives and uses your
code, and doesn't pay you for it, then that's stealing. It doesn't make
much difference if you call it breach of contract, copyright
infringement, fraud, or theft -- it's still illegal. And, I've spent
enough time in court to know the difference.
Ok, this is really simple. Stealing is theft and theft is stealing.
Infringing copyright is neither.
I am always surprised as to how simple wrongful acts can be diminished
with spin. We live in a world of political correctness, to which we all
object, but whenever we can, we add our own spin to the layers of
complexities around us.
I, for one, just call theft what it is.
There is a very very important difference. Stealing/theft is a criminal
offence. Copyright infringement is not. For you to be prosecuted for
copyright infringement the injured party must bring a civil case.
This is a fundamental difference. The reason everyone thinks the terms
theft and stealing cover it is because, as I've previously asserted,
bodies like the MPAA and RIAA keep referring to it as such. Just because
they do that doesn't make it any more accurate.
-Stut
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