the reality is somewhere in between the two. Trespassing might be a closer analogy, but that's not quite right either. The harm may be small or much less than theft, but it is still real. However, it is also not correct to say that there is no harm to the owner or creator when you infringe their work. Calling illegal downloading "theft" and leaving it there is wrong and distorts the issue. It is infringement, which is something that can be superficially similar to stealing when done in certain ways (like downloading), but in the end is not quite the same thing. Let there be no mistake: illegal downloading is not stealing. Lots of people say that they can't afford it, while the software is essential to them.
Almost everybody using some kind of illegal content (even faithful Christians). On the other side, it is easy to tell that this is a sin, but then look to the people of earth. Also the downloader enjoys something that he hasn't paid for.ĭo we really count something as stealing if the harmed person/company loses something? Doesn't the loss of income count as a loss? People would be using the result of his work and he wouldn't get rewarded, while maybe this is his main source of income. I know that physically nothing is stolen, and the creator do not lose anything, but in the creators purse there will be less money. you don't pay for it while you should) a sin too?Ĭan we tell exactly that this or that counts as stealing or does it depend on the situation? Neither was the worst thing she could possibly do: fall in love with her future husband.There are several places where the Bible says that stealing is a sin.īut is downloading software content like games, music, or films illegally (i.e. While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.Ĭraving his touch was never part of the plan. Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family. Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family's ticket into the highest echelons of high society. he can't bring himself to let her go.Įlegant. There's only one problem: now that he has her.
He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal.
It doesn't matter how beautiful or charming she is. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry - until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows: Vivian Lau, jewellery heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. A brand new steamy billionaire romance from the bestselling author of the Twisted series.
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