piracy

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Lower courts upheld a jury’s verdict against Cox’s internet service for contributing to music piracy, which the company did little to stop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Since the 1800s, shipping insurers have pooled together in mutual insurance clubs that sell separate coverage for losses to ships and cargo caused by war, terrorism, and piracy.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Globally tankers were facing "a resurgence in piracy and other attacks", while a newer phenomenon of so-called "dark fleets - vessels engaged in sanction busting activities" brought further problems.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

They have also become a source of something unexpected: digital piracy.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Apple decided to intercede in the software piracy case. irresistible.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner