[LINK] A Definition Of Piracy In The Digital Age

[Rick Welykochy]

Craig Sanders wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 01:36:28PM +1000, Lea de Groot wrote:
>> Piracy is simply a breech of the defined Terms of Use of the content
>> in question.

That is indeed a correct use of the term. The other use is for theft
on the high seas.

I was surprised as mr sanders will be ...

<http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=piracy>

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_(media)>

And this is quite interesting:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Copyrightpirates.jpg>

The usage in the photographed ad dates back to 1906.


> again, no large bodies of water and no theft or violence.  not piracy.

Methinks that words can and do have multiple uses and even though I
myself think the term is too loaded, "piracy" does indeed refer to
a violation of the terms of use as set down by the copyright owner.

I would have thought that rebranding the meaning of "pirate" was a digital
age exercise on the part of the music and motion picture industries, one
indulging in the art of spin and mind control. But nope, the term has
been in use for over a hundred years.

cheers
rickw


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