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I'm pretty sure if you steal a diamond from a diamond thief it is still considered theft from the original owner.

Your "indirection" hasn't ever been a valid argument.

Except you're not stealing anything and the "thief" didn't steal anything, either. You both just made a copy.

In fact, in that case, the indirection does the opposite of protect: even receiving the diamond from the original thief as a gift is illegal.