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Too complex for you to understand the nuances, obviously
Theft as defined by the law involves the unlawful removal of physical objects of real or potential value... So in Wal-Mart's case they would be correct in nabbing you for shoplifting because you took something physical (not the music, mind you, but the physical means of "owning" it).

Downloading and uploading does not involved unlawful transfer of PHYSICAL items, only digital renderings of same which leave the original intact at some point in the chain. There is no loss of real property, only the alleged loss of profit from distribution of a digital rendering of an already-purchased physical container of said rendering.

To quote the children in my neighborhood, "so there!"
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The RIAA always make the pie charts display what they want  FilledOut | 12/04/03
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GREAT POST!  XXXXSATANXXXX | 12/04/03
Again.....That's hilarious!  Jack-Booted EULA | 12/04/03
could they have been anymore brazen!  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
You rock but.....  master of illusion | 12/05/03
Only One Real Measure for RIAA Success  markdoiron | 12/04/03
Not to mention  tic swayback | 12/04/03
What secure P2P network  voska | 12/04/03
RIAA sues for a whooping 9 songs  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
The numbers are real...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
?You?ll be sued for Christmas??  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
Bittie, he discovered p2p because of the RIAA  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
The numbers are misleading  tic swayback | 12/04/03
I like Bit Torrent these days  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
DC, BitTorrent, Ares, all rapidly gaining users  cjules13 | 12/04/03
REAL numbers?  Joe Blow_z | 12/04/03
The Obvious Truth here  voska | 12/04/03
Alternatives abound, not really dropping  AbsolutelyNot | 12/04/03
Thank you so much...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
Bittie do U think this is bogus?  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
or this?  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
or was it this?  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
this? Explain yourself, man!  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
Viva DRM!!  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
But what do they mean?  Anton Philidor | 12/04/03
When customers become thieves.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
You need to know what customer is  voska | 12/04/03
Tell you what  tic swayback | 12/04/03
acting like a twit on a complex issue  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
How complex is theft?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
Too complex for you to understand  tic swayback | 12/04/03
Too complex for you to understand the nuances, obviously  AbsolutelyNot | 12/04/03
That's the problem  voska | 12/05/03
Sometimes I try a grape before buying  Anton Philidor | 12/04/03
So What...  Patrick Jones | 12/04/03
Correction (I really miss the preview feature)  Patrick Jones | 12/04/03
even the article mentions iTMS  ryusen | 12/04/03
Not at those price points  AbsolutelyNot | 12/04/03
Personally,  ryusen | 12/04/03
This really equals them cheating the legal system.  Arrg | 12/04/03
Riaa target computerless  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
handwritten note to a federal judge...  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
Not true, he blamed his son.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
Corrections  tic swayback | 12/04/03
why does bit acts like a twit?  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
cybershoplifter! give it up  nite_w0lf | 12/04/03
i hate myself when i do it......  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
Replies From RIAA  ParadigmOdyssey | 12/04/03
File sharer is not a thief  Arrg | 12/04/03
My theory  voska | 12/04/03
Close  tic swayback | 12/04/03
And the profits are up, not down  AbsolutelyNot | 12/04/03
Still downloading off of Kazaa but......  jonnormand | 12/16/03

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