On: If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing

[maweki]

By that definition, whenever I create (on my own) a product that is both superior and cheaper than a competitor's offering, lessening the value of their product, it is stealing.

[growse → maweki]

There are actually people who reason like this. I remember being struck by this attitude when reading Bloomberg's book - effectively morally eqivocating business competition with stealing food out of their children's mouths.

[Sakos → maweki]

Unfortunately, businesses actually think this way. See any number of lawsuits based on this kind of thinking.

[28304283409234 → maweki]

This is exactly what people are saying about any number of innovations!