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piracy

[pahy-ruh-see] / ˈpaɪ rə si /


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"Those who profit from piracy will be held to account."

From BBC

When Napster and YouTube took college campuses and then the world by storm, Hollywood freaked out about piracy.

From The Wall Street Journal

One Russian lawmaker called the raid an act of “piracy.”

From Salon

Venezuela described it as an act of "international piracy".

From BBC

The film made its debut at Sundance, where it generated so much buzz it had to be pulled from the festival’s online platform because of piracy concerns.

From Los Angeles Times