Technically I fear is not an accurate terminology. Pirates used to roam the seas and use weapons to steal valuables or kidnap for ransom, or pillage.
I suppose they started to use the term due to the "sea of information" that actually is internet, but technically the act of copying a software is closer to making good fake copies of an item ( bags, shoes, etc ), at least this is my personal view That's usually called "forgery" -----Messaggio originale----- Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Fred Cisin Inviato: giovedì 20 agosto 2015 20:09 A: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Oggetto: Re: More on manuals plus rescue On Thu, 20 Aug 2015, Mouse wrote: > Copyright violation is not theft. (That doesn't make it OK. I just > get so sick of people tossing around emotionally loaded words like > "theft" and "stealing" when discussing copyright violation I feel it > incumbent on me to point out that they are not accurate.) So, "PIRACY" isn't accurate terminology? :-)