At 5:46 PM +0100 7/30/07, Stut wrote:
tedd wrote:
But, the importance here is one of euphemism.
Calling the act of stealing something more palatable, such as
copyright infringement, simply makes it easier to do.
Conversely, calling the act of copyright infringement something
less palatable, such as stealing, simply makes it harder to do.
That's a very curious comment. Do you really think people who are
actively infringing copyright really care what you call it?
I don't know what they think, and neither do you. But I do believe
that if I raised my son with the idea of stealing software was not
really stealing, but rather copyright infringement I think he would
have a different view in "acquiring" it -- is that not common sense?
In my mind copyright infringement is no better or worse a crime than stealing.
Ok, we agree that copyright infringement is as bad as stealing. If it
looks like a duck....
And, legally speaking, what you call it makes a world of difference.
The punishments for stealing are very different to those for
copyright infringement. If they were the same thing then surely the
potential punishments would be the same?
The punishments for any crime vary regardless of what you call it --
that's in the guts of the legal system. I'm not using the failings of
our legal system to make any point, I'm just stating the obvious. And
the obvious here is that if you deny rights to another, then you are
stealing something.
Cheers,
tedd
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