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
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a billion-dollar internet piracy case that could decide if internet service providers (ISPs) are liable for the digital theft perpetrated by their customers who simply refuse to pay for that new Sabrina Carpenter track.
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Dave Lozo, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
The group was so prolific, the DA said, that law enforcement noticed an uptick in porch piracy crimes.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
At first, lawyers for the authors directly connected the piracy to OpenAI’s training of its models under a single umbrella.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
So first, and very fortunately, piracy is not a huge issue for our programming.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
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robbery
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He was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon, police said.—
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Investigators quickly linked him to two similar crimes — a $2,500 robbery of Bank of America on the 1400 block of Stockton Street, and an attempt at BMO Bank on Columbus Avenue, authorities said.—
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“Piracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piracy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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