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Re:Rockstar is selling cracked game copies on Steam by mjg59 on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @04:16PM (#37397142)
The use of "piracy" to describe unauthorised publication of a copyrighted work dates back to the 18th century, it's not something the MPAA came up with.
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Re:Rockstar is selling cracked game copies on Steam by lolinder on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @08:32PM (#37399801)
You're right! Etymonline traces it back to 1706 (without a source) [0], and I found it in the original Webster's [1]:

> A bookseller that seizes the copies or writings of other men without permission.

> PI'RATE, verb transitive To take by theft or without right or permission, as books or writings.

[0] https://www.etymonline.com/word/pirate#etymonline_v_16375

[1] https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Pirate

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