Piracy not theft because its a copy..

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ChichiriMuyo said:

superchunk said:
@Alterego-X

Instead of spewing random bullshit. Why not admit taking software content without consent is theft.

As for your specific lawyer like examples....

rape - yes
kidnapping - yes
no santa - no, can't steal a lie in the first place
phone number = yes, identity theft O.o
regaining your stolen stuff = no, that's simply reclaiming your property.

So you've clearly never studied the law in the least bit.  Head's up - neither rape nor kidnapping is theft by any legal definition.  For something to be theft, personal property has to be taken.  A person is not property, nor is the sanctity of their genitelia.  Also, because nothing is taken, piracy is not theft.  These things may all be crimes, but not one of them is theft.  Taking your stuff back from thieves, however, can be theft, while getting someone's phone number in and of itself is not even remotely identity theft. You actually have to use the information to imitate the person for it to be identity theft.

 

Please, for the love of god, please go learn about these things before you continue to spout nonsense.

In the UK you don't even need to take someone's property to be guilty of theft. The Theft Act 1968 also allows for the appropriation of another person's rights of title to be theft in a legal sense. This was illustrated by a famous case where a woman was convicted of theft for putting false price tags on items in a shop; the right to price the goods as they saw fit was a right of title belonging to the shop in their capacity as owners.

Not sure if the US has anything similar.