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There's a linguist inside me all giddy, having seen the birth of a word and seeing it getting adopted into the mainstream. (For those who don't know, the word,
by scrollaway 11y ago
There's a linguist inside me all giddy, having seen the birth of a word and seeing it getting adopted into the mainstream.
(For those who don't know, the word, in the context of copyright, was invented on the excellent Hello Internet podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-tCHzjam4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-tCHzjam4)
- garrettgrimsley 11y agoIt was adopted for this new use, but like the word "piracy" it has been around for quite awhile. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/freebooting https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/freebooting
- BHSPitMonkey 11y agoIt's a bit more specific than piracy, since piracy today is more commonly associated with an individual stealing content for personal use, or to resell the content itself.
- filthydumbidiot 11y agoFreebooting is certainly more specific than piracy, but I think you may have missed the word "like" in there. GP means that the word "freebooting" itself is not new, but its new meaning in today's context is (like "pirate") new.