Yes, it does. IP has value.
You create IP to generate value from it. When someone steals IP you lose value that you should have derived from it.
Theft is theft, whether of IP or otherwise. And a thief is a thief, whether of tangible product or IP.
You create IP to generate value from it. When someone steals IP you lose value that you should have derived from it.
Theft is theft, whether of IP or otherwise. And a thief is a thief, whether of tangible product or IP.
One may derive benefits from creating something that does not depend on monopolizing it.