• hyperhopper@lemmy.ml
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      No, that would harm whoever was in possession of the room at the time (owner or guest).

      This would be more akin to sneaking into a movie theatre to stand in the back and watch.

      But that would still be theft of service.

      • Nezgul@reddthat.com
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        I mean, if we extend this logic though, stealing a license is still harmful to the person who possesses the copyright. Breaking into a hotel room deprives the current possessor the exclusive right to possess the room; stealing a piece of software deprives the copyright holder the exclusive right to control their copyrighted work.

        Like, I’m not even anti-piracy for the most part. I just think the comparison in the OP is bad and doesn’t make a lot of sense.

        Someone else in this thread said it best – “just enjoy ya loot.”

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          Breaking into a hotel room deprives the current possessor the exclusive right to possess the room; stealing a piece of software deprives the copyright holder the exclusive right to control their copyrighted work.

          I think the source of disagreement here is that you have a natural right to land use, but a purely legal right to exclusively control copies of your work.

    • Methylman@lemmy.world
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      Wouldn’t it be more like having one person seed the room and letting all the leechers stay in the room free of charge