Why is piracy considered to be illegal?

I take this question to be shorthand for “why is it considered a bad thing if I copy something that I wasn't going to buy anyway? Nobody is harmed by the making of a digital copy. read more

When internet piracy, it doesn’t destroy or remove the copy that the original author possesses, thus software piracy can’t be considered theft. Furthermore, calling internet piracy theft doesn’t increase the stigma against unauthorized file sharing nor does it help those who support strict/long copyrights. read more

Piracy is the unauthorized use or reproduction of someone else's work. It could be as simple as someone illegally downloading music online or movies. To as crazy as getting important documents hacked into and printed off and taken as others work. Piracy is stealing whether people want to think so or not. read more