as in pirating
the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea
many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now
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This process, known as river piracy, set in motion a chain of geological events that reshaped the landscape, scientists reported Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
But in 2016, Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. sued VidAngel for copyright infringement, saying its quirky business model — which involved buying and ripping thousands of physical DVDs and Blu-rays to stream online without a license — was essentially piracy.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
What Nasir really wants is to be a filmmaker, a journey that begins by splicing together action movies from various eras and countries to create his own amusing montages for the public, though these screenings are eventually shut down on piracy grounds.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
For Henry Meeks, a 29-year old school teacher in Philadelphia, torrents and online piracy channels became essential during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
—John Semley, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
But in 2016, Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. sued VidAngel for copyright infringement, saying its quirky business model — which involved buying and ripping thousands of physical DVDs and Blu-rays to stream online without a license — was essentially piracy.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
What Nasir really wants is to be a filmmaker, a journey that begins by splicing together action movies from various eras and countries to create his own amusing montages for the public, though these screenings are eventually shut down on piracy grounds.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
For Henry Meeks, a 29-year old school teacher in Philadelphia, torrents and online piracy channels became essential during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
—John Semley, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
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