Cypher1980 on 11 August 2009
| bardicverse said: LOL by that logic, counterfiting money is just "making a copy". |
Yep counterfeiting money is making a "physical" copy of legal tender.
Your logic proves the point.
Counterfeiting is not classed as theft in the same way that copying a DVD is not theft.
Both are ILLEGAL and CRIMINAL acts which have required seperate laws to govern them.
Taking a 10 dollar bill with no intention to return is THEFT.
Making a copy of a 10 dollar bill is COUNTERFEITING.
Making a copy of a DVD is COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.
I did say you can argue the moral ambiguities till the cows come home and I dont mean to tread on anyones toes.
BUT the Law is BLACK and WHITE on these matters. It has to be or people find ways to exploit the law.
Or it is plaugued by a lack of consistency in application.
