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I'm going to assume that not everyone here is as computer literate as I am and explain what I mean by internet piracy and the important ways it differs from corporeal theft.
When I say internet piracy I'm referring to the act of obtaining a digital copy of something through an unofficial method of distribution without paying the person(s) that created the original. In most cases I assume that the person who started distributing it themselves purchased their own copy.
There's nothing taken away from anyone by the act of duplicating a file so it has little if anything in common with the traditional concept of theft which involves physically removing another person's property from their possession.
Some such as the RIAA and MPAA would claim that by sharing music and movies with others that I'm stealing "potential profits", depriving them of sales that they would have otherwise made. I can accomplish the exact same thing by telling other people what I think of the majority of movies I see and most of the songs I hear on the radio because they're not any good.
As for me I wouldn't pay for most of the things that I download because they're not any good. The JJ Abrams Star Trek movie was so bad that if I had paid to see it I would have walked out 10 minutes into it and asked for my money back. Then there are other things that I end up purchasing that I would have never known existed had I not downloaded them.
Anyway post whatever Bible verses you're aware of that could be seen as dealing with intellectual property. Your own opinions are welcome as well.
When I say internet piracy I'm referring to the act of obtaining a digital copy of something through an unofficial method of distribution without paying the person(s) that created the original. In most cases I assume that the person who started distributing it themselves purchased their own copy.
There's nothing taken away from anyone by the act of duplicating a file so it has little if anything in common with the traditional concept of theft which involves physically removing another person's property from their possession.
Some such as the RIAA and MPAA would claim that by sharing music and movies with others that I'm stealing "potential profits", depriving them of sales that they would have otherwise made. I can accomplish the exact same thing by telling other people what I think of the majority of movies I see and most of the songs I hear on the radio because they're not any good.
As for me I wouldn't pay for most of the things that I download because they're not any good. The JJ Abrams Star Trek movie was so bad that if I had paid to see it I would have walked out 10 minutes into it and asked for my money back. Then there are other things that I end up purchasing that I would have never known existed had I not downloaded them.
Anyway post whatever Bible verses you're aware of that could be seen as dealing with intellectual property. Your own opinions are welcome as well.