alt Hacker NewsI (and I assume many others on especially HN) don't consider intellectual "property" as real so there is no "theft" in our minds, so this argument doesn't bear much weight.
I (and I assume many others on especially HN) don't consider intellectual "property" as real so there is no "theft" in our minds, so this argument doesn't bear much weight.
The idea of artificial scarcity and property in a capitalistic society runs deep.
It's the reason why copying => theft for them.