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[–] Wiggles@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That's why I break into hotel rooms.

I think the equivalent would be to make a copy of that room without paying.

[–] hyperhopper@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, that would harm whoever was in possession of the room at the time (owner or guest).

This would be more akin to sneaking into a movie theatre to stand in the back and watch.

But that would still be theft of service.

[–] Nezgul@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, if we extend this logic though, stealing a license is still harmful to the person who possesses the copyright. Breaking into a hotel room deprives the current possessor the exclusive right to possess the room; stealing a piece of software deprives the copyright holder the exclusive right to control their copyrighted work.

Like, I'm not even anti-piracy for the most part. I just think the comparison in the OP is bad and doesn't make a lot of sense.

Someone else in this thread said it best -- "just enjoy ya loot."

[–] explodicle@local106.com 1 points 1 year ago

Breaking into a hotel room deprives the current possessor the exclusive right to possess the room; stealing a piece of software deprives the copyright holder the exclusive right to control their copyrighted work.

I think the source of disagreement here is that you have a natural right to land use, but a purely legal right to exclusively control copies of your work.

[–] Methylman@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wouldn't it be more like having one person seed the room and letting all the leechers stay in the room free of charge

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Come to think of it, I've done this.

"you guys stay in the car ok?"