piracy

How to use piracy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for piracy.

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Editorial note

I don't engage in piracy or serve files or anything like that.

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Quick take

hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it; "air piracy"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it; "air piracy"

noun

the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for piracy.

noun

hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it; "air piracy"

noun

the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own

Example sentences

I don't engage in piracy or serve files or anything like that.

It is, pure and simple, a piracy site full of pirated material.

And the more they try to lock it down the worse their products become and the better piracy looks in comparison.

Victims of piracy have better lobbyists than the victims of identity theft.

You can piss around with DNS settings or wait for the DVDs to be available, but piracy is just so much more convenient.

This isn't about stopping piracy or shaming pirates, it's a blanket accusation that all iPhone owners who jailbreak their phones are thieves.

Make it clear that this is not about online piracy, but about government control of a free communications medium.

Random other dude chimes in and says the government did a massive study and can't conclusively say that piracy is killing jobs at all... the entertainment industry is actually growing6.

Remember use of torrents are not illegal per se, sharing files which you do not copyright of, and piracy is.> there were no legal threats or any other shenanigans to the author or people hosting.

Let us be clear—online piracy is a real problem that harms the American economy, and threatens jobs for significant numbers of middle class workers and hurts some of our nation's most creative and innovative companies and entrepreneurs.