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Originally Posted by Mivo
It's simply copyright infringement. "Theft" sounds more serious and is understood by the average person, which is why the content industry likes to use it in the piracy context. "Piracy" itself is also a poor choice, but at least it's somewhat romantic.
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The term "piracy" to refer to unauthorised copying and distribution of literary works has been used for more than 400 years. It isn't a modern coinage, and there's certainly nothing in the least "romantic" in its meaning. When people used the term in the 16th century, piracy was a very real and decidedly unromantic reality.