[dabeledo]

in the same way that you can steal secrets

[danielheath]

When I copy your secrets, you no longer have secrets - just information that someone else also has. When I copy your code, you still have the code.

[laszlokorte]

before you copy my code I own [the only copy] after you steel/copy it I no longer own [the only copy]

[elb2020]

If you steal my secret code, then I no longer have secret code.

The question is whether the secrecy itself has value. I may perceive that it does, and you may conveniently perceive that it doesn't.

It's a dubious mindset, to believe that it's your own call to decide whether something should be of value to someone else.

[ClumsyPilot]

They are still secrets so long as you dont go punlish them but use them yourself

[EvilEy3]

Code is worthless on it's own.