[Gllug] Uh oh, ministers consider "anti file-sharing laws"

[Bernard Peek]

John G Walker wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:16:11 +0100 "t.clarke" <tim at seacon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>   
>> I suppose of one wishes to extend the argument about 'deprivation of
>> objects' being theft,  one could argue that by copying something
>> without agreement of the copyright holder you are *creating* a new
>> object which is then technically the property of the copyright
>> holder.  Since the copy was made without agreement you are then
>> depriving the copyright holder of the use of that copy !
>>     
>
> So then, in this scenario, would it cease to be theft if the file was
> emailed back (an attachment being a copy) to the original owner?
>   

Not if you still hold a copy. The one you retain still belongs to the 
copyright holder.

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