I think that if you is stealing bitcoins in country when bitcoins is not legal, goverment will not start careing about it, but in countries where bitcoin is legal you will be a criminal.
well it's not our mistake if we generate an address and suddenly found some bitcoin in it,and it's definitely not stealing,so there's not enough evidence to prove that we're stealing because the ones who send the bitcoin is the sender and using his own hand 
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I think that if you is stealing bitcoins in country when bitcoins is not legal, goverment will not start careing about it, but in countries where bitcoin is legal you will be a criminal.
That is kind what is a problem in bitcoins. To some country, you really can not take legal actions if someone stole your bitcoins from you. However, I would not be fearing about a overwriting address because it is highly unlikely for it to happen. 
Let's say I generate a new address and by some miracle it has Bitcoin already in it belonging to somebody else. Is it legal to just take it? I understand those odds are very low, no need to lecture me, I'm just interested.
I don`t believe in miracles.If somebody sends btc to your wallet by mistake this isn`t stealing bitcoins.
It will be ethical to return those bitcoins.
I would return them,if i receive large amount of btc.
Not a lot of people will do that anymore. This world have been corrupted since it was created. But with your choice that would be correct and I hope after you do that at least the owner should give you a reward.
Returning of property doesn't happen in the real world.
It is even more unlikely to happen in the virtual world.
As of now you're definitely right, returning someone's possession that you steal is nearly impossible since no one would never give you a reward unless if you find those things and don't have the intention to steal maybe you'll get a reward if you return to owner but if you have an intention to get those things then you l surely. Decide not to return because you have planned it already.
I think every word that have stealing, it's illegal. But in bitcoin world, it's no rules about stealing people's bitcoin, it's make people want scam and steal bitcoin for easy bitcoin.
Let's say I generate a new address and by some miracle it has Bitcoin already in it belonging to somebody else. Is it legal to just take it? I understand those odds are very low, no need to lecture me, I'm just interested.
I don`t believe in miracles.If somebody sends btc to your wallet by mistake this isn`t stealing bitcoins.
It will be ethical to return those bitcoins.
I would return them,if i receive large amount of btc.
Not a lot of people will do that anymore. This world have been corrupted since it was created. But with your choice that would be correct and I hope after you do that at least the owner should give you a reward.
Returning of property doesn't happen in the real world.
It is even more unlikely to happen in the virtual world.
stealing of bitcoin is as illegal as stealing of cash money. stealing mean stealing either it is in crypto currency or in cash. either it is stealing of some material objects or vertual object. all have the same meaning and same result.
Every wallet is highly secure and generated with unique address, so the possibility to get a bitcoin address coinciding with other is nil. Very rare it happens.
Not 'very rare' but afaik, never has it happened ever before. The chances of collision is not at all possible even the bitcoin address are being generated offline. For an instance, if there is a collision occurs but not sure both persons will be alive to use that address "currently". Because bitcoin address are being used with "use and throw" habit. More over, we have the practice of having cold storage too that would minimize some possibilities again.In my view people demanding ransom in terms of bitcoin is illegal than stealing, because in any way stealing is really hard with the improved and increased security features.
Stealing itself is already illegal, let alone asking ransom for it be it bitcoins or any item at all.
i think that stealing bitcoins is definitely illegal because taking something from other people is a bad thing for sure
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So ethics say that you should leave that wallet address and generate another one.
I suggest use it. It wasn't your fault to land that BTC in your hand. The fact that you generated the address is one main reason that you own that address. If it is not yours then, there should be some private key to that so that you cannot use or move that Bitcoin. (Security Measure) But if you can move it around and use it. It's yours. Consider it as bonus
Let's say I generate a new address and by some miracle it has Bitcoin already in it belonging to somebody else. Is it legal to just take it? I understand those odds are very low, no need to lecture me, I'm just interested.
Stealing from someone is Illegal, no matter what the thing is whether a good or money.So ethics say that you should leave that wallet address and generate another one.
I suggest use it. It wasn't your fault to land that BTC in your hand. The fact that you generated the address is one main reason that you own that address. If it is not yours then, there should be some private key to that so that you cannot use or move that Bitcoin. (Security Measure) But if you can move it around and use it. It's yours. Consider it as bonus
Let's say I generate a new address and by some miracle it has Bitcoin already in it belonging to somebody else. Is it legal to just take it? I understand those odds are very low, no need to lecture me, I'm just interested.
Stealing from someone is Illegal, no matter what the thing is whether a good or money.So ethics say that you should leave that wallet address and generate another one.
You're never going to make it in Bitcoin business with an attitude like that.
Let's say I generate a new address and by some miracle it has Bitcoin already in it belonging to somebody else. Is it legal to just take it? I understand those odds are very low, no need to lecture me, I'm just interested.
Stealing from someone is Illegal, no matter what the thing is whether a good or money.So ethics say that you should leave that wallet address and generate another one.
I don't know of any place where having bitcoins is 'illegal'--they are just numbers. Maybe some places may not recognize the 'trading' of bitcoins for fiat and won't allow banks to deal with that, but they can't make just having bitcoins illegal.
I think that if you is stealing bitcoins in country when bitcoins is not legal, goverment will not start careing about it, but in countries where bitcoin is legal you will be a criminal.
Stealing is ilegall whatever you want to steal especially when you want to steal money from someone's pocket (in this case someone's bitcoin wallet/address). People may not consider this as illegal because it is digital but it is still illegal because people can live from digital assets.
Let's say I generate a new address and by some miracle it has Bitcoin already in it belonging to somebody else. Is it legal to just take it? I understand those odds are very low, no need to lecture me, I'm just interested.
I don`t believe in miracles.If somebody sends btc to your wallet by mistake this isn`t stealing bitcoins.
It will be ethical to return those bitcoins.
I would return them,if i receive large amount of btc.
Not a lot of people will do that anymore. This world have been corrupted since it was created. But with your choice that would be correct and I hope after you do that at least the owner should give you a reward.
Let's say I generate a new address and by some miracle it has Bitcoin already in it belonging to somebody else. Is it legal to just take it? I understand those odds are very low, no need to lecture me, I'm just interested.
I don`t believe in miracles.If somebody sends btc to your wallet by mistake this isn`t stealing bitcoins.
It will be ethical to return those bitcoins.
I would return them,if i receive large amount of btc.
Of course stealing Bitcoin is illegal, everything that you take from someone else without there permission is considered stealing.
It does not matter if it is something real like a car or something that is on the internet like Bitcoin.
It does not matter if it is something real like a car or something that is on the internet like Bitcoin.
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I think that if you is stealing bitcoins in country when bitcoins is not legal, goverment will not start careing about it, but in countries where bitcoin is legal you will be a criminal.
can't be sure every country which consider bitcoin as a legal thing have already reglulated it yet,but,just for example like op's case,someone just found a money in the road when walking and suddenly got noticed,he pick the money and will leave,does the real money owner could use him because of it? i think no as long there's not enough evidence of course it is illegal because it is just regular stealing in my opinion
yeah, all the stealing is illegal and you just cannot do that to be honest, i think that i would just better try to make my own money instead of spending time stealing 
Bitcoin is a possession. If you steal it, you're stealing someone's possessions! Theft is illegal in most places (Please feel free to name me a place that where it isn't)
Sure no one does, as we all know stealing is illegal all over the world in all countries. Yes bitcoin is a possession and if ever someone tries to get it without your permission then its stealing. Even if we dont refer to law, its still on the bible written on 10 cammandments.
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