In which cases do you consider piracy legitimate?

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SamuelRSmith said:
Always.

I don't pirate, don't want to. I buy games because I want to support the industry, and Spotify / Netflix make it convenient enough for me to obtain music and video content legitimately. Hell, I even keep ads on for Youtube and VGChartz because I want to support those sites.

That said, I do not think piracy is theft, nor do I think it is immoral. On the whole, I think it is the concept of intellectual property that is immoral. Moreover, I do not think IP is a net positive from a utilitarian perspective, particularly when it comes to patents.

You're an ancap right? Rothbard was for copyright and against patents. He says that property rights can be split apart and if somebody chooses to sell the part of property that allows one to reproduce and distribute an item while removing the right to sole use of said item he/she can do so. Obviously you would disagree with Rothbard in this matter. I'm interested in your justification (as I want to see both sides of the viewpoint from an ancap perspective.)

(Personally I consider violation of copyright as property damage, not theft.)