Well, the government owns all of the land, so by that logic you should just steal whatever land you want, right?
43 CFR 2920
43 CFR 2920
This means it can be used by multiple people at the same time without diminishing their quality or quantity. For example, a fireworks display is non-rivalrous because everyone can enjoy it without affecting the quality of the show. Likewise, software can be enjoyed by everyone without affecting the quality of the life of the producer or its content and there is no indication that piracy can limit the latter and former.
Sorry for OT, but if we are talking about enjoying it the it is everyone except all other animals.
I hate them mostly for sensory reasons, plus I find the pollution/litter irritating, and quite often the thing being celebrated with fireworks is innately problematic too.
So if I produce paid software as my sole livelihood and income, there is "no indication" that piracy of my work output could limit my quality of life?
I will concede that pirated copies are not made up 100% of lost sales in this scenario as long as other people will also reasonably concede that the number is probably not 0% either.