as in pirating
the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea
many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now
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In Sweden, where citizens had enjoyed high-speed Internet since the late nineties, piracy took on a political edge.
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Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
It is projected that far over 200 billion visits to piracy sites occur annually, and over $71 billion is lost by the digital economy annually just to piracy in the United States alone.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The largest recipient of grants from the MPA was again Carnegie Mellon University, which has been doing research on piracy and technology, and received $750,000, which was down from $1 million a year earlier.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
It is projected that far over 200 billion visits to piracy sites occur annually, and over $71 billion is lost by the digital economy annually just to piracy in the United States alone.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The largest recipient of grants from the MPA was again Carnegie Mellon University, which has been doing research on piracy and technology, and received $750,000, which was down from $1 million a year earlier.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Piracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piracy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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