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

[John G Walker]

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?

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 All the best,
 John
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