piracy
“Piracy is killing music”
“There is a pirate market of films”
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To lump together large, for-profit, intentional infringers with those involved in the act of sharing of culture
To stigmatize those involved in the act of sharing and hence stifle discussion
As a metaphor of organized illegal activities in the context of unauthorized copying
/recommendations:/
Try to reject this language entirely, use ethically neutral terms such as “copyright infringement”
Alternatively, agree to use it, but only with regard to for-profit, intentional infringers; do not agree to use it for sharing of culture
Alternatively, subvert the term to be positively-loaded (a’la Pirate Party)