Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”

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so use isn't tied to paying. one has nothing to do with the other.

It depends on the system. In taxes, yes. Use isn't tied to paying. In consumer goods and services, they are not paid by taxes. So they do have a direct use/buy causation.

no, they don't: people make things without being paid all the time.