▲ | matheusmoreira 3 days ago | |
"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 |