Concept information
Preferred term
piracy (copyright)
Definition
- Piracy of intellectual property refers to the unauthorized use, reproduction, and/or distribution of protected material such as computer software, video games, music, or movies. Piracy has become an increasing concern in recent years because of the rise of the Internet and the speed with which copyrighted material can be distributed globally to a large number of people. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Piracy of Intellectual Property]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/piracy_(copyright)
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