Piracy implies theft and sounds more serious; where as copyright infringement does not sounds as exciting... (from wikipedia...) Copyright infringement is the

Piracy implies theft and sounds more serious; where as copyright infringement does not sounds as exciting... (from wikipedia...) Copyright infringement is the use of works protected by copyright law without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to make derivative works Theft is the taking of another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.