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

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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.