pirate
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
pirate
n 1: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they
were his own [syn: {plagiarist}, {plagiarizer},
{plagiariser}, {literary pirate}, {pirate}]
2: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea
without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn:
{pirate}, {buccaneer}, {sea robber}, {sea rover}]
3: a ship that is manned by pirates [syn: {pirate}, {pirate
ship}]
v 1: copy illegally; of published material
2: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the
plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: {commandeer}, {hijack},
{highjack}, {pirate}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pirate \Pi"rate\, n. [L. pirata, Gr. ?, fr. ? to attempt,
undertake, from making attempts or attacks on ships, ? an
attempt, trial; akin to E. peril: cf. F. pirate. See
{Peril}.]
1. A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes
the property of another on the high seas; especially, one
who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or
plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in
a harbor.
[1913 Webster]
2. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal
commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on
the high seas.
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3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the
work of an author without permission.
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{Pirate perch} (Zool.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the
United States ({Aphredoderus Sayanus}). It is of a dark
olive color, speckled with blackish spots.
[1913 Webster]
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
software theft
piracy
pirate
software piracy
software pirate
<legal> The unauthorised duplication and/or use of computer
{software}. This usually means unauthorised copying, either
by individuals for use by themselves or their friends or, less
commonly, by companies who then sell the illegal copies to
users. Many kinds of {software protection} have been invented
to try to reduce software theft but, with sufficient effort it
is always possible to bypass or "crack" the protection, and
{software protection} is often annoying for legitimate users.
Software theft was estimated for 1994 to have cost $15 billion
in worldwide lost revenues to software publishers. It is a
serious offence under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
1988, which states that "The owner of the copyright has the
exclusive right to copy the work.".
It is estimated that European software houses alone lose $6
billion per year through the unlawful copying and distribution
of software, with much of this loss being through business
users rather than "basement hackers". One Italian pirating
operation employed over 100 staff and had a turnover of $10m.
It is illegal to: 1. Copy or distribute software or its
documentation without the permission or licence of the
copyright owner. 2. Run purchased software on two or more
computers simultaneously unless the licence specifically
allows it. 3. Knowingly or unknowingly allow, encourage or
pressure employees to make or use illegal copies sources
within the organisation. 4. Infringe laws against
unauthorised software copying because a superior, colleague or
friend compels or requests it. 5. Loan software in order that
a copy be made of it.
When software is upgraded it is generally the case that the
licence accompanying the new version revokes the old version.
This means that it is illegal to run both the old and new
versions as only the new version is licensed.
Both individuals and companies may be convicted of piracy
offences. Officers of a company are also liable to conviction
if the offences were carried out by the company with their
consent. On conviction, the guilty party can face
imprisonment for up to two years (five in USA), an unlimited
fine or both as well as being sued for copyright infringement
(with no limit) by the copyright owner.
Some people mistakenly think that, because it is so easy to
make illegal copies of software, that it is less wrong than,
say, stealing it from a shop. In fact, both actions deprive
software producers of the income they need to continue their
business and develop their products.
Software theft should be reported to the {Federation Against
Software Theft} (FAST).
See also {Business Software Alliance}, {software audit},
{software law}.
(2003-06-17)
from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
PIRATE. A sea robber, who, to enrich himself by subtlety or open force,
setteth upon merchants and others trading by sea, despoiling them of their
loading, and sometimes bereaving them of life and, sinking their ships;
Ridley's View of the Civ. and Eccl. Law, part 2, c. 1, s. 8; or more
generally one guilty of the crime of piracy. Merl. Repert. h.t. See, for the
etymology of this word, Bac. Ab. Piracy
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
86 Moby Thesaurus words for "pirate":
AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Blackbeard, Captain Hook,
Captain Kidd, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Henry Morgan, Jean Lafitte,
Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman,
adopt, air pirate, airplane hijacker, appropriate, assume,
bluejacket, borrow, buccaneer, copy, copyright infringer, corsair,
crib, cribber, deep-sea man, derive from, fair-weather sailor,
filibuster, fisherman, freeboot, freebooter, hearty, imitate,
infringe, infringe a copyright, infringer, jack, jack afloat,
jack-tar, jacky, lift, limey, literary pirate, lobsterman,
make use of, mariner, matelot, mock, navigator, picaroon, pinch,
plagiarist, plagiarize, plagiarizer, poach, privateer, raider,
reproduce, rover, sailor, salt, sea, sea dog, sea king, sea rover,
seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shipman, simulate, skyjacker,
steal, take, take on, take over, tar, viking, water dog, whaler,
windjammer, windsailor
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