People have a right to physically own and preserve media, and if there is no legal way to do so, piracy is considered within their rights. This view argues that when lawful avenues to own media are absent, individuals may justifiably resort to piracy to preserve media.
If buying isn’t owning, then pirating it isn’t stealing. The argument suggests that the moral judgment of piracy depends on whether purchasing media grants true ownership; if it does not, piracy is not considered theft.