{"id":363827,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/piracy.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"piracy","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/piracy.html","title":{"rendered":"Piracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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pl:<\/i> -cies<\/b>
1<\/b> :<\/b> an act of robbery esp. on the high seas
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:<\/b> an illegal act of violence, detention, or plunder committed for private ends by crew or passengers of a private ship or aircraft against another ship or aircraft on the high seas or in a place outside the jurisdiction of any state see also aircraft piracy<\/a> Article I<\/i> of the Constitution<\/a> in the back matter
2 a<\/b> :<\/b> the unauthorized copying, distribution, or use of another’s production (as a film) esp. in infringement of a copyright [software ]
b<\/b> :<\/b> the unauthorized use, interception, or receipt of encoded communications (as satellite cable programming) esp. to avoid paying fees for use [the statute’s purpose is to proscribe the of programming signals “United States v. Harrell<\/i>, 983 F.2d 36 (1993)”]
3<\/b> :<\/b> the crime of committing piracy <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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