as in pirating
the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea
many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now
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Recent Examples of piracy
In the five years since Sundance made the lineup available online to ticket-holders, no other film has been pulled from the platform due to piracy concerns.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
The move came just hours after Isabel Castro’s documentary about late superstar Selena Quintanilla, Selena y Los Dinos, was pulled over similar piracy concerns.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act would target foreign-run piracy websites and prevent them from exploiting loopholes in the law.
—Mackenzie Weinger, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Spotify hit on the idea of playlists, a way of curating songs to be background music
The music industry in 2006 was desperate, having been kneecapped by piracy — first Napster, then a host of file-sharing applications.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
The move came just hours after Isabel Castro’s documentary about late superstar Selena Quintanilla, Selena y Los Dinos, was pulled over similar piracy concerns.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act would target foreign-run piracy websites and prevent them from exploiting loopholes in the law.
—Mackenzie Weinger, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Spotify hit on the idea of playlists, a way of curating songs to be background music
The music industry in 2006 was desperate, having been kneecapped by piracy — first Napster, then a host of file-sharing applications.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Piracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piracy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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