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by m2mdas2 844 days ago
In a sense I agree with you, there is definitely stealing involved. At the same time I offer you a different POV.

Imagine you are a parent of a meritorious child, above average student you may say. You know that your child will grow more if he gets access to the books of the nearby library. But you can't get the books because the library is controlled by elites and denying access (or asking higher price) to you because you are a peasant. What will you do to solve the issue minimizing the damage?

If people put to a back in the wall situation thousands pages of moral teachings becomes mute.

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This is a false analogy. It's not because they're peasants oppressed by the elite it's because they're aggressive opponents to freedom. It's absolutely about morality but you're on the wrong side of the argument.
A lot of people on that side would beg to disagree with your characterization. The British characterized Sam Slater as a traitor. What's right or what's wrong more often than not depends on which side you belong to.
First time I heard that freeing information is opposing freedom