The song 'Copying is not theft' has been causing controversy for 13 years.



The movie ``Copying Is Not Theft'' released in 2010 by

QuestionCopyright , an American non-profit organization aimed at enlightening ideas about copyright, will be released in 2023, 13 years later. This is once again causing great debate as to the importance of this era in terms of the increase in pirated copies and the use of AI to learn about copyrighted materials.

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'Copying Is Not Theft' is a short song set to music that conveys that 'copying itself is not theft and is not necessarily a problematic act.' The lyrics of 'Copying Is Not Theft' are as follows.

'Copying is not stealing. Stealing causes you to lose things.'



'Copying creates things. That's copying.'



'Copying is not stealing. Copying can be given away for free.'



'We give each other things. That's copying.'



'If I steal your bicycle, you'll be in trouble.'



“But if you give me a copy, I can ride with you.”



“Creating something is what copying is all about.”



'Everyone shares it. That's a copy. It's wonderful.'



According to their official website, QuestionCopyright, which is posting this movie, aims to ``expand the scope of permissible public discussion about copyright and reshape the way artists and people around them think about copyright.'' Established in 2007 with the aim of In addition, one of the main projects is to sound the alarm on industry rhetoric that equates copying with theft, plagiarism, abuse, and destruction as copyright protections become stronger.

For example, as shown at the beginning of the movie 'Copying Is Not Theft,' the following warning 'Copying is prohibited' is displayed when playing video media or in a cautionary note on a book. You may. Additionally, some DVDs and CDs may have copy protection that prevents them from being copied. Copying, sharing, or downloading copyrighted works is a violation of intellectual property laws and is a crime, but copying for

personal use does not apply. Therefore, QuestionCopyright argues that ``we should change the idea that copying itself is a sin.''



The movie ``Copying Is Not Theft'' was released in 2010, but it has been a hot topic on the social site HackerNews for 13 years, and there is discussion about the idea of copyright and the interpretation of copying.

One user pointed out, ``Many discussions about copyright and copyright infringement tend to confuse copying and theft, and are biased toward the perspective of ``copying, that is, unauthorized sharing of content.'' , ``Copying is not theft'' does not mean ``you should violate copyright law.'' This user emphasizes that 'copying is not theft' is an argument to avoid confusing the issue in order to discuss the difficult ethics and pros and cons of copyright.

Additionally, it has been pointed out that while copyright infringement is a civil matter, theft is a criminal matter, so it is wrong to treat them interchangeably. The Japanese Penal Code states that the crime of theft is 'a person who steals another person's property,' so with some exceptions, non-tangible items may not be considered 'property,' but in the case of digital products. However, there is also the opinion that it is ``the act of stealing someone's time and effort.''

Related to copying, AI being trained on copyrighted data is also sometimes criticized as 'stealing' someone else's work. Regarding AI learning, there is a debate that we should restructure our way of thinking based on the idea that ``copying is not theft.''

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