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firesteelrainlast Thursday at 10:42 AM1 replyview on HN

Using a gym for free is a theft of services. All states have a law like this. For example, Florida Statutes § 812.014.

Pirating is theft.


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echoanglelast Thursday at 10:54 AM

I wouldn't really call theft of services "stealing", but I'm not a native speaker. Maybe that's something people say.

> Pirating is theft.

Do you mean copyright violations or ship piracy?

I don't see how this follows, because torrenting a movie doesn't take a service from the movie right holder. They wouldn't even notice if they wouldn't actively monitor torrent users. Theft of service is a crime because it causes unpaid work for the service provider, right? That's why I said the gym analogy doesn't apply here.

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