21 Aug
2015
21 Aug
'15
11:22 p.m.
But that is not what the word means in law and it is
not what the word
means in ordinary usage.
I'm confused on some of the terminology. I don't
think that I'm alone.
A friend of mine was in law school before he'd believe me that
"burglary" and "robbery" were not fully synonymous. And they aren't synonymous. The point being...?
Just an example that most of the public do NOT know most of the
terms.
There is nothing you had before such an event
that you no longer have after,
So, "steal", "theft"? require a
component of having already gotten
possession? Somebody who
takes your packages off of the Fedex or USPS truck is not
"steal"ing from you?
Correct. He is stealing from Fedex or USPS. The
fact that the package was
destined for you don't mean he stole it from you, since you did not have it. Howabout
somebody who buys COD and stops payment? (apparently habitually)
I had a college administrator cancel PO for "non-delivery" AFTER calling
for installation tech support.
That is, I believe, a breach of contract.
Fraudulent. Is "theft
of service" valid under the law?
Theft of service... I have a hard time
understanding that concept.
Is "Intellectual Property" an oxymoron?
Sortof. It's an established term, but it do not actually refer to a physical
property.
But there are many established terms which are oxymorons. I agree. Legal is sometimes weird. But we cannot
ignore it.
But here I thought we were just discussing what theft was. :-)
mostly, but also in the context of where we are facing it.
I appreciate your clarification of the "theft" term.
And I think all have agreed with you that copying and
making your work
available without you getting reimbursed is illegal. and bad. We have just
disagreed that the crime should be called theft. Using the word theft is just
trying to pervert a word, and try to make people think and associate with
other actions that they really should not.
That summarizes it well.
Thank you for the detailed reply.
It is nice to be able to discuss these things without heavy emotions
and/or self-serving rationalizations.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com