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copying became a crime the moment someone figured out how to sell the original twice.
means using or distributing copyrighted work without permission, whether by cutlass or by torrent client.
from from greek peirates, one who attacks, via latin pirata; the word predates copyright by two thousand years, the crime just moved from ships to servers.
golden ageactual pirates thrived barely 30 years, 1650s-1720s
napstershut down in 2001, streaming basically rebuilt its idea
the baythe pirate bay founders were convicted, site still runs
game piracydenuvo drm gets cracked within days routinely
for instance
the pirate bay — founded 2003 sweden, survived raids, bans, and three countries
napster — 1999-2001, 80 million users before metallica sued it dead
somali piracy — 2008-2012 peak, hijacked ships for ransom off the horn of africa
blackbeard — edward teach terrorized the caribbean coast until 1718