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Exactly, the crime is infringement, it is not theft, and it certainly is not piracy. On the subject of the term piracy, if you are going to pick a heinous crim
by somat 4y ago
Exactly, the crime is infringement, it is not theft, and it certainly is not piracy.
On the subject of the term piracy, if you are going to pick a heinous crime to represent your infringement, you might as well call it software rape, it is closer to what you are actually doing.
- StrictDabbler 4y agoThe term "piracy" has been in use to describe copyright infringement since at least 1736. Three centuries should be enough that we aren't "picking a crime to represent your infringement" anymore. It's just a valid word for the thing.