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[–] [email protected] 103 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If purchasing something doesn't mean you own it, then piracy isn't theft.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 9 months ago

If someone sells something to you and then takes it back later, that is theft.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

If you weren't allowed to back up a copy of it, you never owned it.