pirated

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Anthropic recently agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a copyright-infringement lawsuit over its use of pirated books to train its models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

On Friday, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance accusing it of supplying Seedance with a "pirated library" of the studio's copyrighted characters, including those from Marvel and Star Wars.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

On one balcony, a recording of Nina Simone’s soulful 1965 rendition of the spiritual “Sinnerman” is set over pirated archival footage of the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War protests.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Variety called it "the biggest TV surprise" of 2025, and the show has even reportedly drawn a massive audience in China, where fans are watching pirated episodes.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Mary Anne searched her purse for a Kleenex, but pulled out instead a teaspoon pirated from her mother’s silver service.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy