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Originally Posted by HarryT
Very true, and don't you think that many of the people who use the word "piracy" do so because the image of the pirate as an "outlaw" has a certain romanticism in popular culture, and makes the act of taking someone's intellectual property without paying for it sound less sordid than it actually is?
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No, I would say just the opposite. Pirates were known for murdering, looting, and raping... etc, and were generally executed when caught. Not sure that really applies to copyright infringement.