On 2008-02-15, cc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 14, 5:10 pm, JEDIDIAH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 2008-02-14, Banty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... >> >> >>In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.advocacy, >> >>chrisv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> didnst hastily scribble thusly: >> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >>>>In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.advocacy, >> >>>>chrisv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> didnst hastily scribble thusly: >> >>>>> Ingoramus21499 wrote: >> [deletia] >> >>What physical property did he deprive some other entity (be it person or >> >>company) of? >> >> > Notice how these folks always specify "physical"... >> >> The abuse of terms by others makes this necessary. >> >> If it would make you happier we could use actual legal terms >> like "real property" and "personal property". >> >> Physical things are scarce. The notion of exclusion makes >> remarkably more sense with physical objects since harm and >> deprivation are much more obvious and much more real. >> >> >> >> >>Copying a file is not theft because the so called "victim" is not deprived >> >>of the original. >> >> > Have you heard of theft of services? >> >> Something else that is a recent invention. The nice thing about >> genuine theft is it is something that is unambigiously not OK and this >> goes back to the dawn of civilization. The earliest written laws >> mention the theft of physical things. >> > > Because the only things around to steal were physical. Times have > changed and the updated meanings given to words reflect that. "You > stole my idea" goes back to the dawn of civilization too. It may not > have been written down though.
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