You're still "reasoning" circularly. There is no universal idea of what
theft is. Preceding the conception of theft is that of ownership, as one
cannot steal if there is not property to be stolen. If the construction
of ownership is problematic, then how can the construction of theft not
be as well? I never said laws defined morality. The law defines what is
theft and what is not. Do you deny that there is any question about what
constitutes rightful ownership?
-----Original Message-----
From: John Reading [mailto:john.reading@us.didata.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:17 PM
To: idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: RE: [idm] Indie Ethics
LOL!
You used the "OK"
Quote:
quoted 2 lines The legitimacy of the present copyright structure is integral> The legitimacy of the present copyright structure is integral
> to the issue of whether it's okay to download music for free or not.
The quote is still in error, just like downloading music for free is.
Take the copyright away and the ownership remains as does the theft.
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