piracy
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈpaɪrəsi/
:
piratería
- International copyright piracy is a serious issue that can lead to significant financial losses for creators.
- software piracy
- engage in piracy
- efforts to curb piracy
So then, has console hacking and game piracy been beaten so simply?
- So then, has console hacking and game piracy been beaten so simply?
- But they had a ton of software piracy rooms.
- What another example would be a long time ago I was I was doing this anti piracy stuff.
- And also at the same time solving the piracy problem was, which was that all the musicians and songwriters weren't getting paid for it.
- So if our domestic industries feel sapped by China's piracy of our intellectual property, they certainly don't show it in the in their actions.
- It's still separated now, but the issue is because of piracy that breaks through all those borders.
- But and then it's used for piracy quite a bit.
- I worry that, you know, the, the piracy aspect of it, the theft of, you know, the theft of your voice, the theft of whatever.
Examples
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Many authors are concerned about piracy because it undermines their ability to earn a living from their books.
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Businesses must take steps to ensure that software piracy does not occur.
Academic text (1991) -
Students' knowledge of the laws appeared to have little impact on piracy behavior.
Academic text (1991) -
So what are the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act?
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The action of software piracy appears to be influenced by the attitudes of friends and organizations.
Academic text (1991) -
Educational programs should be designed to change attitudes toward software piracy and counteract social pressures that sanction software piracy.
Academic text (1991) -
To combat piracy, companies are implementing stricter measures to protect their intellectual property online.
Synonyms
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1.1
An act of taking someone else's property without permission to keep it
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6.7
Breaking a law, rule, or someone else's rights
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6.0
Copying someone else's words or ideas and pretending they are your own
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1.0
Making another thing that is the same as the first, for example a photo or someone else's answers
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5.3
Using someone else's work without permission, for example copying music or books
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2.9
A way to send digital files like documents or music over the internet, sometimes without permission
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1.0
Taking something that belongs to another person without permission
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4.7
Leaving a complete file on your computer so others can download it
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7.8
Making or selling goods without the owner's permission
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6.1
Using or copying someone’s work without the owner's permission
Copying someone else's words or ideas and pretending they are yours
Being like a pirate by stealing goods and breaking the law
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Morphology
Etymology
Piracy was later used as a strong image for stealing without permission: people compared copying books, music, or ideas to raiding a ship. A helpful way to remember this meaning is to think of illegal copying as 'stealing' from the owner, just like a pirate stealing cargo.