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Yup, piracy sounds better than copyright violation. “Piracy” is mostly a rhetorical term in the context of copyright. Legally, it’s still called infringement o
by downrightmike 1y ago
Yup, piracy sounds better than copyright violation.
“Piracy” is mostly a rhetorical term in the context of copyright. Legally, it’s still called infringement or unauthorized copying. But industries and lobbying groups (e.g., RIAA, MPAA) have favored “piracy” for its emotional weight.
- collingreen 1y agoEmotional weight or because it's intentionally misleading.
- admissionsguy 1y agoDoes piracy have negative connotations? I thought everyone thought pirates were cool
- accrual 1y agoEveryone but the person(s) affected by the pirates, I suppose.
- downrightmike 1y agoReally that is just the hollywood version of pirates
- downrightmike 1y agoI'll also point out that the Nazi hunters were able to bring the fugitive nazis to justice because the nazis were declared as pirates aka "enemies of humanity" File sharing is not that.