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since the defendant is also a capitalist firm, I can see the similarities, but if someone were to simply be liberating the information, I don't see that as stealing.
I agree with you there. Context is what makes it theft and using the stolen data to attempt to directly compete with the source is where the actual harm occurs.
In a scenario where the source of the data is not being harmed, it's hard to think of it as theft (data/information wants to be free).
they might claim they're harmed if the information is distributed for free. I don't care. that's not theft.
Yup. The context on this is directly profiting off of others' work, not setting data free.