As long as there is no physical copy you HAVEN'T stolen anything.
Also, i never said people who commit copyright infringement aren't criminals.
Your actual argument actually disproves your theory. If you refuse to pay a consultant you ARE NOT arrested for theft. They take it up with you in court for not rendering payment. Which is the crime. Not theft...
It's also a crime that to my knowledge has no jail time... it's treated like a debt and there is no debtors prisons in the US.
Additionally you should be careful with the personal insults they're against forum rules.








