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We should really stop calling copyright infringement 'piracy'. Piracy is a violent penal crime which results in a theft of property by the use of physical force
by Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
We should really stop calling copyright infringement 'piracy'. Piracy is a violent penal crime which results in a theft of property by the use of physical force / weapons. Accepting this label helps media conglomerates distort the public perception of the issue into their favor.
- Sebb767 6y agoA german blogger likes to call it 'hold up murder downloads' (Raubmordkopie) to show the absurdity (the German word 'Raubkopie' literally translates to 'heist copy').
- roryokane 6y agoIf you don’t want to use the term “piracy”, the best alternative I’ve heard is “bootlegging”. Credit for the idea goes to the author of https://daringfireball.net/ https://daringfireball.net/, who suggested that term way back in 2009.
- qmmmur 6y agoI'm sure the use of that word goes back way further with illegally duplicating and sharing music, i.e bootleg recordings.