@article {
	title = {Copyright Infringement Still Isn’t Theft, Even When A Microsoft Employee Says It Is},
	author = {Masnick, Mike},
	abstract = {For basically all of Techdirt’s history, we’ve explained that copyright infringement is not “theft,” and that using that term is misleading in dangerous ways. It’s been a few years since we last mentioned it, but the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dowling vs. the US has always been the clearest legal statement on this point.},
	year = {2026},
	month = {09/2026},
	language = {English},
	publisher = {TechDirt},
	country = {United States},
	url = {https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/23/copyright-infringement-still-isnt-theft-even-when-a-microsoft-employee-says-it-is/},
	refereed = {no},
	keywords = {copyright, fair use, artificial intelligence},
}