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WhiskeyDisk posted...

exactly. if i steal your bicycle, i have deprived you of the use of property you own. who have i deprived of the use of a file that i have copied?

Well, money, for one, and to play devil's advocate. And besides, for this analogy to work, you wouldn't be stealing my bicycle, you'd be stealing the bicycle from the manufacturer/retailer. In which case, what you stole is the same in the end as something digital money/profit. The actual physical parts of the bicycle don't matter, since it's only purpose is to make money for the creator.

Not that I give a shit if you pirate games, but people really need to stop using bad analogies to justify it.
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