pirated

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But he already was pricing his model to undercut Western models, which he was suspected partly of having pirated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

In downtown Mexico City, street vendors hawk pirated goods on the sidewalks, with team shirts for Mexico, Argentina and Colombia selling for $10-$20, roughly one-tenth the price of an official shirt for Mexico's national team.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

On Friday, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance accusing it of supplying Seedance with a "pirated library" of the studio's copyrighted characters, including those from Marvel and Star Wars.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

On one balcony, a recording of Nina Simone’s soulful 1965 rendition of the spiritual “Sinnerman” is set over pirated archival footage of the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War protests.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

On board the ship, the speakers are playing an electronic track pirated from an unreleased Frankie Dena album.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu