Pirate
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| - | # [[robbery|Robbery]] at [[sea]], a violation of international law; taking a [[ship]] away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it. | + | # One who [[plunder]]s at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often [[pillage|pillaging]] port towns. |
| - | # A similar violation of international law, such as [[hijacking]] of an [[aircraft]]. | + | # {{rfv-sense}} One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without [[permission]] |
| - | # The [[unauthorized]] [[duplication]] of [[goods]] protected by [[intellectual property]] [[law]] (e.g. copying software unlawfully). | + | #* '''2001''', John Alderman, ''Sonic Boom: Napster, MP3, and the New Pioneers of Music'', page 178 |
| - | # The [[operation]] of an [[unlicensed]] [[radio]] or [[television]] [[station]]. | + | #*: And Gnutella, Freenet and other '''pirate''' tools will offer plunderings beyond Fanning's fantasies." |
| + | #* '''2004''', David Lubar, ''Dunk'', page 20 | ||
| + | #*: They had watches that said Gucci or Rolex on them even though it was obvious they'd come straight here from some '''pirate''' factory in China. | ||
| + | #* '''2008''', Martha Vicinus, Caroline Eisner, ''Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism: Teaching Writing in the Digital Age'', page 21 | ||
| + | #*: If we untangle the claim that technology has turned Johnny Teenager into a '''pirate''', what turns out to be fueling it is the idea that ''if'' Johnny Teenager were to share his unauthorized copy with two million of his closest friends the ''effect'' on a record company would be pretty similar to the effect of some CD factory's creating two million CDs and selling them cheap. | ||
| + | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| + | * [[buccaneer]], [[corsair]], [[picaroon]], [[privateer]], [[sea rover]] | ||
| + | * [[bootlegger]] | ||
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| + | ====Related terms==== | ||
| + | * [[piracy]] | ||
| + | * [[pirated]] | ||
| + | * [[pirate ship]] | ||
| + | * [[piratic]] | ||
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- One who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
- Template:Rfv-sense One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission
- 2001, John Alderman, Sonic Boom: Napster, MP3, and the New Pioneers of Music, page 178
- And Gnutella, Freenet and other pirate tools will offer plunderings beyond Fanning's fantasies."
- 2004, David Lubar, Dunk, page 20
- They had watches that said Gucci or Rolex on them even though it was obvious they'd come straight here from some pirate factory in China.
- 2008, Martha Vicinus, Caroline Eisner, Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism: Teaching Writing in the Digital Age, page 21
- If we untangle the claim that technology has turned Johnny Teenager into a pirate, what turns out to be fueling it is the idea that if Johnny Teenager were to share his unauthorized copy with two million of his closest friends the effect on a record company would be pretty similar to the effect of some CD factory's creating two million CDs and selling them cheap.
- 2001, John Alderman, Sonic Boom: Napster, MP3, and the New Pioneers of Music, page 178
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