__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 10 July 2006 08:09 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 09 July 2006 08:50 \__
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>>> Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:20:57 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:
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>>>>> B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>>> Superb "take" at El Reg. - particularly his concerns about the term
>>>>>> "piracy" and the references in the U.S. Constitution:-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/07/wga_disadvantage/
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>>>>> I've had problems with the term piracy when used to describe copyright
>>>>> violation for a very long time; it's highly inappropriate, indeed,
>>>>> it's just plain wrong.
>>>>
>>>> Agreed. Particularly when genuine high-seas piracy is still with us, and
>>>> very violent and unpleasant piracy it is, too. It's a pity another, more
>>>> accurate word or term can't be coined for copyright violations.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The problem is, at least for the affected industries, that the proper
>>> term is "copyright violation". This does not a good sound-bite make!
>>
>> Piracy <-> Copyrights/licence infringement
> or copyright violation.
Yes, I was trying not to repeat the phrase the preceded.
>> Cracker <-> Hacker
Yesterday. The BBC. Have a look:
http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2006/07/09/hacker-and-cracker-again/
>> Spam <-> Content plagiarism
>
> and/or DoS by email/usenet posts
Well, SPAM is quite the classic example of a word that grew roots and became
a 'junk food' term. Also see (reminds of of):
http://www.veen.com/jeff/archives/000749.html
>> Spyware <-> licence validity checks (e.g. MATLAB, OS X)
>
> wga?
We are not an anti-MS newsgroup. Remember? *smile* Meneeds (sic) to earn some
credibility by bashing and preying on other scapegoats.
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