[romeros]

by profiting from another person's work.

[cced]

Is that really unfair? Surely we can see that in capitalist societies, profiteering from other peoples work is one of the core tenants.

[crazygringo]

The core tenet is that you've paid them for their work in order to profit off of it, in an exchange both parties have entered into freely.

Not that you've used their work without paying.

[left-struck]

That would still be unfair, just broadly accepted unfairness.

[ben_w]

When it's unlawful, it's unfair — even when the law itself is unfair.