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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's not stealing unless you delete the original when you download it. It's forgery at best

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

It's copyright infringement.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I prefer the term appropriation:

the action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Still doesn't fit, because you're not taking anything, you're making a copy.