Comments on: Piracy http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/2009/04/08/piracy/ Just another GNOME Blogs weblog Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:25:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: k3ninho http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/2009/04/08/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-428 k3ninho Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:00:38 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/?p=168#comment-428 The usage of the term in English dates back to at least 1703. I found this out from Matthew Garrett, at http://mjg59.livejournal.com/102879.html Search for 'pirates' in: http://www.luminarium.org/editions/trueborn.htm The usage of the term in English dates back to at least 1703. I found this out from Matthew Garrett, at http://mjg59.livejournal.com/102879.html

Search for ‘pirates’ in:
http://www.luminarium.org/editions/trueborn.htm

]]> By: Darwin Survivor http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/2009/04/08/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Darwin Survivor Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:12:32 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/?p=168#comment-427 The term also used to define someone who stole technology from companies before they had been released. A software pirate (by definition) is someone doing corporate espionage and stealing product information before it is made available to the public and releasing their own version of it before the original creator. But I do agree, applying this label to file sharers is absolutely wrong by definition and moral standing. The term also used to define someone who stole technology from companies before they had been released. A software pirate (by definition) is someone doing corporate espionage and stealing product information before it is made available to the public and releasing their own version of it before the original creator.

But I do agree, applying this label to file sharers is absolutely wrong by definition and moral standing.

]]> By: sxpert http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/2009/04/08/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-426 sxpert Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:51:49 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/?p=168#comment-426 easy, just ask the french "culture" minister... draft a law that cuts internet access to pirates ^^ easy, just ask the french “culture” minister…
draft a law that cuts internet access to pirates ^^

]]> By: Ché Kristo http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/2009/04/08/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Ché Kristo Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:13:35 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/?p=168#comment-425 +1 here The use of the word piracy is to make it sound far more criminal than it actually is. Most cases of infringement are dealt with in civil courts yet they frame it as "criminal conduct". It's more akin to a parking violation than piracy IMHO. +1 here
The use of the word piracy is to make it sound far more criminal than it actually is. Most cases of infringement are dealt with in civil courts yet they frame it as “criminal conduct”. It’s more akin to a parking violation than piracy IMHO.

]]> By: nixternal http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/2009/04/08/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-424 nixternal Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:50:20 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/?p=168#comment-424 AMEN! Though I don't think it will happen because they can't stop calling crackers, hackers. AMEN! Though I don’t think it will happen because they can’t stop calling crackers, hackers.

]]> By: Tester http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/2009/04/08/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Tester Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:03:40 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/ovitters/?p=168#comment-423 Every time I see news about Somalia piracy, I can only think of Barbary pirates. Every time I see news about Somalia piracy, I can only think of Barbary pirates.

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