No, a "thief" removes objects from someone else's possession. The correct term is "bootlegger" or "copyright infringer" (or "pirate" if he turns around and redistributes it). It's still illegal and still bad and still has a victim, but it's not thievery.
Murder is illegal and bad and victimizes someone just like bootlegging, but that doesn't make bootlegging "murder". Same goes for "stealing"/"thievery".
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No, a "thief" removes objects from someone else's possession. The correct term is "bootlegger" or "copyright infringer" (or "pirate" if he turns around and redistributes it). It's still illegal and still bad and still has a victim, but it's not thievery.
Murder is illegal and bad and victimizes someone just like bootlegging, but that doesn't make bootlegging "murder". Same goes for "stealing"/"thievery".