as in pirating
the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea
many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now
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Recent Examples of piracy
Internet service provider Frontier Communications agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by major record labels that demanded mass disconnections of broadband users accused of piracy.
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ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
Nintendo has long used certificates with robust cryptographic signatures to identify when individual copies of Switch games are being shared for the purposes of piracy.
—ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025
Effectively, people can buy the tech, know how, and assets required to set up a DIY piracy store.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Napster, the brand that ushered in an era of rampant music piracy before later being reborn as a subscription music streaming platform, has been sold for $207 million.
—Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
Nintendo has long used certificates with robust cryptographic signatures to identify when individual copies of Switch games are being shared for the purposes of piracy.
—ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025
Effectively, people can buy the tech, know how, and assets required to set up a DIY piracy store.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Napster, the brand that ushered in an era of rampant music piracy before later being reborn as a subscription music streaming platform, has been sold for $207 million.
—Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piracy
robbery
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Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday afternoon were looking for suspects involved in an apparent smash-and-grab style robbery at a jewelry store in Arden Arcade.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025
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He was later arrested there following a robbery spree.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Piracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piracy. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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