It is an euphemism for stealing. It refers to the fact that piracy is essentially digital stealing, so stealing in real life can be referred to as physical or irl piracy.
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A criminal act of illegally copying a movie into another format (such as VHS, DVD and digitally) and then distributing it. It has existed since the days of silent movie, but grew more in the 1980s when analog camcorders became commonplace. It grew even further in the 2000s due to digital tapeless camcorders being silent and the internet being in the majority of households on the planet Earth. It grew even further in the 2010s with the availability of high-quality bootlegs on pirate websites.
This act causes financial issues, which studios may lose money. In some cases, some studios may get even get bankrupt.
A criminal act of illegally copying a movie into another format (such as VHS, DVD and digitally) and then distributing it. It has existed since the days of silent movie, but grew more in the 1980s when analog camcorders became commonplace. It grew even further in the 2000s due to digital tapeless camcorders being silent and the internet being in the majority of households on the planet Earth. It grew even further in the 2010s with the availability of high-quality bootlegs on pirate websites.
This act causes financial issues, which studios may lose money. In some cases, some studios may get even get bankrupt.
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He's a God. He's funny, smart and smooth with the ladies. He gets amazing grades on his report card and is pretty good at basketball and soccer.
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Software companies employ various methods to fight piracy, including product activation and CD keys.
Software companies employ various methods to fight piracy, including product activation and CD keys.
My friend let me borrow his Office CD; I accepted, even though this was software piracy.
Those guys selling copies of Windows Vista Ultimate for $15 a copy are guilty of software piracy.
Those guys selling copies of Windows Vista Ultimate for $15 a copy are guilty of software piracy.
by computer_guy February 18, 2008
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Hutnut: Merz inhaled half a dozen pizzas, a six-pack of brewskies and a big chunk of chocolate cake, and then hit the road like a shirker bandit.
Sharman: That's total fat piracy.
Sharman: That's total fat piracy.
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Whilst Darrell was passed out, John dragged him in to his bedroom and committed butt piracy upon him.
by JackTors November 11, 2019
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Besides sending people waving cash to buy a planeload of masks meant for France on the tarmac in China, the Trump administration was accused of mask piracy after diverting 200,000 masks meant for Germany to its shores while they were on transit in Thailand.
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