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user-inactivated · 3422 days ago · link · · parent · post: Can we cogently refute "stealing is stealing"?
That's fair. The discussion about the ethics of piracy is totally acceptable, but I just hate it when people try to spit moralizing platitudes about "stop trying to justify your stealing" in anybody's face who has an opinion to the contrary. The purpose of your post, I understand, is to determine if the word "stealing" can be fairly applied to piracy. You've convinced me that "stealing" is not a good term for this behavior. But I still think it is in many cases unethical.