> I agree piracy isn't the same as theft, but it's extremely close still.
No, not really. Most of the time nothing is lost.
> If an author works on a book for 10 years and then the publisher copies it and sells it without paying them, is that okay because copying isn't technically theft?
If people genuinely like the book, people will support the author. If the author isn't being supported, that's an issue with their relationship with their publisher.
For most of history, the ideal of stealing content would have been rightfully viewed as ridiculous.
"piracy" is the natural state of things, and eventually it will become the norm again just as it has been for most of history.
No, not really. Most of the time nothing is lost.
> If an author works on a book for 10 years and then the publisher copies it and sells it without paying them, is that okay because copying isn't technically theft?
If people genuinely like the book, people will support the author. If the author isn't being supported, that's an issue with their relationship with their publisher.
For most of history, the ideal of stealing content would have been rightfully viewed as ridiculous.
"piracy" is the natural state of things, and eventually it will become the norm again just as it has been for most of history.