- present participle of pirate.
pirating
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They said Meta accessed millions of books and journal articles from pirating sites, which the company then allegedly used to train its AI platform Llama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether internet service providers should be held liable for the online pirating of copyrighted music by their users.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
That points to the question of whether Strike 3 is really serious about using the courts to fight online pirating of its product, or is merely exploiting a revenue stream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Two men who helped run the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload were each sentenced by a New Zealand court on Thursday to more than two years in prison.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
He didn’t consider acquiring free music online to be pirating or theft, though.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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