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[robertlagrant]

Exactly. It's like if I take a rental car for a joyride. That shouldn't be illegal.

[Arialonomus → robertlagrant]

Your analogy undermines the point you seem to be making, given that renting is, by definition, not purchasing.

[eddd-ddde → robertlagrant]

More so you look at a rental car from afar, and using your own mediums make your own exact copy, which you then use for a ride.

[dylan604 → eddd-ddde]

Except, you incur quite an expense making your own exact copy whereas copying some bits costs you such a low number that it approaches $0

[cma → robertlagrant]

Isn't it a replica of the rental car in the analogy?

[CatWChainsaw → cma]

robertlagrant wouldn't download a car!

[robertlagrant → CatWChainsaw]

Exactly! If I could, then car improvements would cease to exist.

[corint → robertlagrant]

In the UK there's a law covering this specific case. Theft is deigned "taking with the intent to permanently deprive", so joyriders were defending their actions by returning the vehicle after just this.

Therefore, there's now an offence for this: Taking Without Consent: https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/theft-act-offences