Property is property, whether it is physical or intellectual.
Theft is theft. If you take something for which you are supposed to pay and don't pay for it, you are a thief.
'I pay for it when I have the money' might be the lamest excuse for thievery I've ever heard. If you don't have the money for a textbook, does that entitle you to take it? What about a car?
There is a reason for things like lectures, songs, films, and so forth being copyrighted - it is a right of ownership. When you circumvent that right, you prevent the holder of the copyright from receiving his or her (or its, in the case of a corporate entity) legal remuneration.
You want a lecture? Pay for it. A song? Pay for it. A film? Buy it. Don't have the money? Do without. Being a 'have-not' doesn't entitle you to become an 'I-will-take'.
Don't think for one second that what you're doing isn't stealing.
Boru
Theft is theft. If you take something for which you are supposed to pay and don't pay for it, you are a thief.
'I pay for it when I have the money' might be the lamest excuse for thievery I've ever heard. If you don't have the money for a textbook, does that entitle you to take it? What about a car?
There is a reason for things like lectures, songs, films, and so forth being copyrighted - it is a right of ownership. When you circumvent that right, you prevent the holder of the copyright from receiving his or her (or its, in the case of a corporate entity) legal remuneration.
You want a lecture? Pay for it. A song? Pay for it. A film? Buy it. Don't have the money? Do without. Being a 'have-not' doesn't entitle you to become an 'I-will-take'.
Don't think for one second that what you're doing isn't stealing.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
