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There's a difference between a stowaway and taking the ship.

One's infringement, the other is piracy (or theft in the more general case).

I can't deny that taking the ship counts as piracy, but I think that's somewhat different from the kind being discussed here.

You don't take the ship though, you copy the ship. There will be two ships, one for you and the original. It's a win-win situation.