Re: Re: "Why It's Wrong To Call Copyright Infringement 'Theft'"

Rowena,

That is a great  point. I think one can certainly also say that identity 
is a possession, for it most certainly belongs to an individual, even 
though it is intangible.

Joseph Harris

On 21/04/2012 12:52, romance author wrote:
> And yet, no one quibbles when Identity Theft is called "Theft".
> An identity is also intangible and can be shared thousands of times online.
>
> In many cases, copyright infringers knowingly and deliberately and explicitly (albeit by default) purport to be the authors (Scribd TOS refers to uploaders as "authors") of the works they upload.
>
> Best wishes,
> Rowena Cherry
>
>
> --- In [email protected], joseph harris<smilepoet@...>  wrote:
>    
>> [It seems to be a day for wondering about the legal profession, so let's
>>      
>


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