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haqqaton said:
potato_hamster said:

No, you're copying it. The source of the data remains unchanged. The legal rights holder of that data still have access to it. Nothing has been taken from them. The question is whether it's legal to copy the data, not whether it's stealing, because it isn't.

Oh, I see what you meant. Semantics... I disagree, though. I consider it stealing - a digital form of - when a hacker breaks into my computer and takes my files with him even if I still have a copy of them.

Ohh I'm sorry, were you saying something, racist? See I just redefined "racist" to mean anyone who disagrees with me. It's all a matter of semantics, anyways, isn't it?

It's not a matter of semantics at all. It's a matter of using words properly. Digital Piracy has a proper definition. Stealing has a proper definition. They are not the same. You can't just start re-defining well established terms to fit your narrative. Piracy is not theft and you're just going to have to come to terms with that.