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It 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.wiktiona
by garrettgrimsley 11y ago
It 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.