Comments on: Chinese File Lawsuits Over Msoft’s Piracy Crack Down http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/10/chinese_file_lawsuits_over_msofts_piracy_crack_down-2/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:49:53 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: James Zenger http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/10/chinese_file_lawsuits_over_msofts_piracy_crack_down-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13092 James Zenger Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:07:33 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/10/chinese_file_lawsuits_over_msofts_piracy_crack_down-2.html#comment-13092 <p>I just wanted say that in NSW internet movie piracy or software piracy is technically not stealing because the old common law crime of Larceny that exists in NSW says you can only steal tangible/touchable/movable property. </p> <p>So next time you watch that little ad at the beginning of movies, buying pirated movies is no where near as bad as stealing a purse, your simply breaching civil copyright laws...I think software/movie giants should stop being misleading and trying to scare people, you're only fueling corporation hatred. Don't feel sorry for them! </p> I just wanted say that in NSW internet movie piracy or software piracy is technically not stealing because the old common law crime of Larceny that exists in NSW says you can only steal tangible/touchable/movable property.

So next time you watch that little ad at the beginning of movies, buying pirated movies is no where near as bad as stealing a purse, your simply breaching civil copyright laws…I think software/movie giants should stop being misleading and trying to scare people, you’re only fueling corporation hatred. Don’t feel sorry for them!

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