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Imagine the first time anyone sang a song. And someone else comes along, hears it, and decides to sing it himself. I guess he was "stealing" also.
The only substantive difference now is the technology involved, not the act itself. Of course, there is a legal difference, in that we have copyright law designed to promote the production of creative works. But breaking copyright law is still not "stealing." Nor do I believe that breaking copyright law is always and invariably "immoral."
39 posted on
03/30/2004 1:14:01 PM PST by
zook
To: zook
ping to 56
58 posted on
04/16/2004 11:35:38 PM PDT by
rwfromkansas
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