[wkat4242]

The Mona Lisa is a good example why this comparison doesn't fly. If I could clone the Mona Lisa and put it on my wall, would it harm anyone? No. I would never have been able to afford it and the Louvre wouldn't sell it to me anyway. The original artist is very long dead.

However if I steal it the Louvre no longer has it and there would be a massive manhunt. Cloning is definitely not the same as stealing.

Not that I'd clone it because I think it was actually pretty unimpressive in real life.