[LINK] A Definition Of Piracy In The Digital Age

[Kim Holburn]

On 2009/Feb/06, at 8:58 AM, Jan Whitaker wrote:

> At 05:57 PM 6/02/2009, Stephen Wilson wrote:
>> This is quite the silliest rhetorical flourish I've seen in a very  
>> long
>> time.
>>
>> The Collins English Dictionary includes the definition of piracy as
>> "unauthorised use or appropriation of patented or copyrighted
>> material".  By all means let's debate the wrongs and rights of  
>> digital
>> content piracy measures, but it's an odd debating tactic to start  
>> out by
>> denying the existence of this form of piracy.
>
> It's also used in official Australian government documents.
> Searched for 'software' and 'piracy' in Austlii:
> http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/disp.pl/au/legis/cth/bill_em/caib2001431/memo1.html?query=software%20piracy
> http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/disp.pl/au/legis/cth/bill_em/caib2002431/memo1.html?query=software%20piracy
>
> Interestingly, not in legislation.


No because it's a common use term but not a legal term.  Just like  
stealing music or "downloading is theft" might be in common use and  
encouraged by vested interests but they're not legal terms.  The legal  
term would be copyright infringement.

Kim
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