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Originally Posted by MovieBird
Now please, back up your assertion that 'pirated' is defined by law.
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Here you go, courtesy of Wikipedia:
Piracy is a war-like act committed by non-state actors (private parties not affiliated with any government) against other parties
at sea, and especially
acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea. People who engage in these acts are called pirates.
The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator (e.g. one passenger stealing from others on the same vessel). The term has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state agents.