In the debate on copyright, there is a long-time discussion on the appropriateness of the word *steal* to refer to "make a copy of a [non-rival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivalry_(economics)) good"; see for instance [this article](https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/how-much-does-file-sharing-resemble-stealing-and-does-it-matter/251277/), or [this essay](https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-is-not-theft-111104/).

How old is the usage of the word "steal" in English with this meaning? Is it something that was widespread at the time of Shakespeare or Dickens, or is it mostly modern usage? If so, which is the earliest use of the term?