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minus-squareverstra@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·3 months agoThey’ve lost potential revenue, but that is not the same as if amazon would come to their house and had stolen their only rucksack prototype. Potential revenue is not your property. It still sucks though.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down6·3 months agoPotential revenue isn’t, but intellectual property is. At least in most current legal systems, it is
minus-squareJesus_666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·3 months agoAnd that’s why copyright infringement is a crime, just not the same crime as theft.
They’ve lost potential revenue, but that is not the same as if amazon would come to their house and had stolen their only rucksack prototype.
Potential revenue is not your property.
It still sucks though.
Potential revenue isn’t, but intellectual property is. At least in most current legal systems, it is
And that’s why copyright infringement is a crime, just not the same crime as theft.