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I love that you have a problem with people calling copyright infringement "stealing", but no qualms at all about calling it "piracy" instead, which is an entire
by JonWood 15y ago
I love that you have a problem with people calling copyright infringement "stealing", but no qualms at all about calling it "piracy" instead, which is an entirely different affair.
Certainly the last time I downloaded a TV program I did using BitTorrent, rather than boarding the content producer's boat and taking it with force.
- Karunamon 15y ago>I love that you have a problem with people calling copyright infringement "stealing", but no qualms at all about calling it "piracy" instead, which is an entirely different affair. Pirate, verb, sense 3: The unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work - to pirate software Steal, from the dictionary, first and only sense as a verb: Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it: "thieves stole her bicycle". This is not that difficult to understand.
- ColMustard 15y agoYou are aware that the definition of piracy and pirating has been changed since the 1600's I hope? Here's a link: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piracy http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piracy