__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 09 July 2006 08:50 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:20:57 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:
>>
>>> begin oe_protect.scr
>>> B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Superb "take" at El Reg. - particularly his concerns about the term
>>>> "piracy" and the references in the U.S. Constitution:-)
>>>>
>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/07/wga_disadvantage/
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've had problems with the term piracy when used to describe copyright
>>> violation for a very long time; it's highly inappropriate, indeed, it's
>>> just plain wrong.
>>
>> Agreed. Particularly when genuine high-seas piracy is still with us, and
>> very violent and unpleasant piracy it is, too. It's a pity another, more
>> accurate word or term can't be coined for copyright violations.
>>
>
> The problem is, at least for the affected industries, that the proper
> term is "copyright violation". This does not a good sound-bite make!
Piracy <-> Copyrights/licence infringement
Cracker <-> Hacker
Spam <-> Content plagiarism
Spyware <-> licence validity checks (e.g. MATLAB, OS X)
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