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the U.S. military found pirated drone video feeds on other militant laptops What is the meaning of "pirated" here? Are they going to sue militants for copyrigh
by conanite 17y ago
the U.S. military found pirated drone video feeds on other militant laptops
What is the meaning of "pirated" here? Are they going to sue militants for copyright infringement?
- ShardPhoenix 17y agoPerhaps they're using it in a sense similar to "pirate radio".
- joshfinnie 17y agoIsn't "pirate radio" a radio station that broadcasts illegally? If I am listening to my local pirate radio station, I myself am not a pirate. I think the use of pirate here is just to sensationalize the situation.
- vtrac 17y agoThey're labeling them "pirates" so that the MPAA and the RIAA will get on the case. Those guys are relentless.
- mjgoins 17y agoNew definitions of words creep into usage all the time, and this is one I've been noticing. Folks are using "pirate" to mean "intercept" or "surreptitiously copy", rather than the traditional usage (leaving aside the even older meaning, of course) of simply "distribute copyrighted material".
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- e40 17y agoHave we already forgotten of "pirated cable (video)"?
- gaius 17y agoThe drone recorded footage of the insurgents drinking grog and cursing landlubbers.
- tamersalama 17y agoWell - may be pirate is the new terrorist