piracy
Example Sentences
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When Napster and YouTube took college campuses and then the world by storm, Hollywood freaked out about piracy.
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
Musical piracy also hit Zamrockers, as bootleggers made money by copying and selling their music.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.