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potato_hamster on 04 July 2017
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haqqaton said:
potato_hamster said:

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.

What?! No. Let's get back to the beginning... You said someone doesn't "took" something by copying digital (or by taking photocopies) data just because it's not a physical object and the person still has the original. Correct?

So, is it wrong when I say "I took the song from my friend" when what my friend did was copy the song to my flash drive?

Yes, it's technically wrong. Nothing is being taken. Just because the phrase "take" has been used in place of "copy" in modern vernacular does not mean you're actually taking something from the original owner. Let me put it to you this way, no one is getting charged with attempted murder because someone "burned" someone with an insult.