Internet privateer

To illegally download software for the purposes of testing personal interest, then buying the same software to support the developer

"I consider myself less of an Internet pirate, and more of an Internet privateer."

by SublimeJustice May 29, 2016

internet privateer

a person who does internet piracy in the most legal way.

person 1: i heard john actually owned the movie physically before pirating it.
person 2: very internet privateer of him

by ryan400500 March 26, 2026