Tuesday, April 04, 2006

i pirate, you pirate, we all pirate

i just wanted to share the pirate love...

pirate vt

to publish or reproduce withot permission of the copyright owner, or otherwise usurp (someones else's work or ideas).

chambers concise english dictionary, 1988-1999

pirate v. tr.

To attack and rob (a ship at sea). To take (something) by piracy. To make use of or reproduce (another's work) without authorization.

v. intr.

To act as a pirate; practice piracy.

Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Copyright © 2000

pirate v. tr.

to take or appropriate by piracy; especially : to copy, distribute, or use without authorization esp. in infringement of copyright.

v. intr.

to commit piracy

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law

pirate verb

1 rob or plunder (a ship).
2 reproduce (a film, recording, etc.) for profit without permission.

Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

martin's gonna hurt you...

randomfrog said...

they seek him here,
they seek him there,
but they can't find him anywhere!

no physicial violence on this blog please... especially not aimed at me!

Well Placed Comma said...

I know who you are! Now, listen to Edpod.

ZoB1 said...

What an odd command. Why would you waste your power of ordering people to do things on edpod??

randomfrog said...

coz he's on it

Anonymous said...

and nobody listens yet

randomfrog said...

i've listened to several - well, 3 anyway. that's almost several.

Anonymous said...

what!? you've listened to 3 edpods?

randomfrog said...

all the way through and everything!