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2011.04.21(Review of 2008.06.26 edition)
A three-cornered hat and eye patch may help a person look the part, but all that's really required to be a pirate is a blatant disregard for the rights of those who own property. Today we look at the deeds of a relatively sedentary breed of pirates: those who plunder intellectual property.
PIRACY 著作権侵害
- To pirate (verb) a film, a CD, computer software, etc., is to copy and sell it without permission.
The noun form is piracy. - pirate （動詞）は、映画やＣＤ、コンピュータ・ソフトウェアなどを、許可なく複製して販売する、という意味です。
名詞形は piracy で、著作権侵害、という意味です。
- Customs officials discovered thousands of dollars worth of pirated computer games in the man's luggage.
- A pirated copy of the film was uploaded on the Internet two days before the U.S. premiere.
- a: Gary bought a pirated edition of some really cool voice recognition software while he was traveling abroad.
b: I'm surprised he'd do something so unethical. - Film studios, music distributors, and book publishers lose billions of dollars a year to piracy.
- Music piracy is a bigger problem than ever. It's all but impossible to protect copyrighted music from online piracy.
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!