1) I copy what you have for my own private use.
2) I copy what you have, claim it as my own, and make money off it.
These scenarios are not synonymous.
2) I copy what you have, claim it as my own, and make money off it.
These scenarios are not synonymous.
Calling it "stealing" is political propaganda as part of an agenda aimed at poisoning any constructive debate about the future of copyright in the information age.
Language matters, especially in this context, where people go to jail for doing no harm whatsoever.