3 ms·90s? There was "online" piracy and organised piracy groups through BBS systems in the 80s!by christoph 9y ago90s? There was "online" piracy and organised piracy groups through BBS systems in the 80s!rev_null 9y agoYarr. In me day, "piracy" didn't involve computers and had actual pirates, Matey.empath75 9y agoYep I remember going through a list of phone numbers printed on a dot matrix printer, asking for ‘elite’ access back in the 80s.