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
Napster launched in 1999 as a peer-to-peer file sharing service — becoming a poster child for piracy.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
The Biden administration also pressed the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia to pull the plug on its aerial military campaign to stop Houthi terrorism targeting the oil-rich nation and Houthi piracy on the high seas.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Talking to Wall Street analysts after the release of UMG’s fourth quarter results, Grainge said the years of the music industry being hobbled by piracy and copyright and IP ownership abuses had been replaced by partnerships with global music streaming platforms like Amazon, Apple and Spotify.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
The growing pace of space as a commercial resource brings with it the prospect for misdeeds, corruption, piracy, and war.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
The Biden administration also pressed the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia to pull the plug on its aerial military campaign to stop Houthi terrorism targeting the oil-rich nation and Houthi piracy on the high seas.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Talking to Wall Street analysts after the release of UMG’s fourth quarter results, Grainge said the years of the music industry being hobbled by piracy and copyright and IP ownership abuses had been replaced by partnerships with global music streaming platforms like Amazon, Apple and Spotify.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
The growing pace of space as a commercial resource brings with it the prospect for misdeeds, corruption, piracy, and war.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Piracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piracy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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