Copyright Infringement Still Isn’t Theft, Even When A Microsoft Employee Says It Is
| Published | 23 September 2026 |
| Publisher | TechDirt |
| Country | United States, North America |
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.| Keywords | copyright · fair use · artificial intelligence |
| Language | English |
| Refereed | No |
| URL | https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/23/copyright-infringement-still-isnt-theft-even-when-a-microsoft-employee-says-it-is/ |
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