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		jammygit on Nov 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix, HBO and Cable Giants Are Coming for Passw... I don’t think theft is a legitimate term to use. We need a new one for “used without permission”

beatgammit on Nov 10, 2019 [–]

Well, we have trespassing and copyright infringement. Neither of those have the emotional baggage as theft, so the movie industry uses the term for maximum effect.

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