It's not about stealing a physical object or not.
It's about doing something with someone's work (his program) without respecting his wishes (to be paid before you use it).
When you plagiarize a poem as your own the original still exists. But it's still stealing.
It's not about stealing a physical object or not.
It's about doing something with someone's work (his program) without respecting his wishes (to be paid before you use it).
When you plagiarize a poem as your own the original still exists. But it's still stealing.