[bo1024]

> You don't need property for there to be "theft", you just need to deprive someone of something.

Deprive who of what? Information can only be copied, not taken. You can't deprive anyone of information unless you hack their computer.

Copyright law says nothing about deprivation. All it says is who has the legal right to make copies, and who doesn't. If you make copies without permission, you've violated copyright law. "Theft" doesn't enter into it.