Originally Posted by gideongallery

get it thru you head copyright law does not establish property rights
it is not theft it is a copyright violation
on the plus side it what give you the right to prevent the transfer of rights from one person to the next (a la oem installs of windows) but it is also what creates the fair use provisions that you must obey.

i realize you want to selectively argue it theft but it not.
check out defendfairuse.org that site is set up by an organization that includes microsoft, google and host of other members of the computer and communication association