It's not "pedanticity", it's that the facts matter and you are wrong.

We've seen this tactic before: proponents of draconian copyright laws intentionally conflated "copying" (as in the digital world) with "theft" (as in "you wouldn't steal a car" -- are you familiar with this campaign from 2004 that largely backfired?).

So that's why words matter. You are misusing them in a way that has been weaponized in the past, which is why I and many others are vigilant and quick to correct you.

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ninetyninenine 3 days ago | parent [-]

>We've seen

This is what bugs me about you. Who is "we"? It's like you're calling "we" the rest of the free world. Be real, most people aren't on your side.

"We" in reality is just a small group of fanatical FSF members vs. The rest of the entire world.

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		"We" refers to people who agree with us, and that includes the Supreme Court of the United States. Refer to my other comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44921015 > Theft, meanwhile, emphasizes the potential commercial harm of infringement to copyright holders. > However, copyright is a type of intellectual property, an area of law distinct from that which covers robbery or theft, offenses related only to tangible property. > Not all copyright infringement results in commercial loss > the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1985 that infringement does not easily equate with theft > Judge Kathleen M. Williams granted a motion to deny the MPAA the usage of words whose appearance was primarily "pejorative" > This list included the word "piracy", the use of which, the motion by the defense stated, serves no court purpose but to misguide and inflame the jury
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