alt Hacker NewsNo need to be snarky, I know there's a difference of opinions about ownership when it comes to data. That's why I also wrote "DRM breaking" as an alternative term.
Would you say "hackers broke into the NHS and copied patient data without permission" or would you simply say they "stole" it?
> That's why I also wrote "DRM breaking" as an alternative term.
Except that there's nothing bad about breaking DRM, even when respecting copyright. If anything DRM interferes with how copyright is supposed to work by being an obstacle to fair use.
> Would you say "hackers broke into the NHS and copied patient data without permission" or would you simply say they "stole" it?
It's significantly more reasonable to use "stole" and "theft" for getting your hands on private data, especially when breaking in to get to it. (Preemptive note, breaking DRM is not breaking in, it happens on your own devices.)