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Re:“The Pirate Bay can’t be stopped,” co-founder says by lelandfe on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:44PM (#29372797)
> So if it's long enough it assumes it's correct

Sure, that's a good enough of a descriptivist basis for a definition to be "correct."

I'd wager most folks on here don't see the name "The Pirate Bay" and question what it has to do with literal seafaring scallywags.

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Re:“The Pirate Bay can’t be stopped,” co-founder says by mountainboy on Sunday November 28, 2021 @08:11PM (#29375167)
counterpoint. I do. every time. Using the term "pirate" or "piracy" for copyright infringement annoys the hell out of me.
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Re:“The Pirate Bay can’t be stopped,” co-founder says by skinnymuch on Monday November 29, 2021 @05:10AM (#29378106)
You don’t question it because of actual confusion. You’re questioning it because you want to question it each time you come across it. Makes sense. It is an issue for you.
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