• hyperhopper
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    1 year ago

    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
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      1 year ago

      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
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        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.