[thelist] [OT] what is a pirate [was: File delivery system?]

[kasimir-k]

Shawn K. Quinn scribeva in 25/03/2007 0:24:
> Please don't use the term "pirate" to refer to one who makes copies in
> violation of copyright law and/or the author's intent or wishes.
> Unauthorized copying is in no way comparable to robberies and murders on
> the high seas.

Sorry Shawn if my choice of words did upset you.

But you see, as English is not my mother tongue, I have to rely on 
resources like Merriam-Webster[0]:
"3 a : the unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or 
conception especially in infringement of a copyright"

.k

[0] http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/piracy

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