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Originally Posted by Dirty Dane
Actually, the original and real pirates were thieves. And proud of it.... With your logic, if you say that copyright infringement is not theft, or can't admit it with some proudness, then the ones committing infringements can't claim the title Pirate. So.. if it is not theft on piratebay, maybe they should also find another name?
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you really need to learn a little about history before you speak, the term pirate had many meanings in the past. The original pirates (those first charged with the crimes on the sea) were actually just committing the act of salvage. An act that was legal, it was only the second iteration those that tried to sink the ships and kill the entire crew so they could claim salvage rights that were "thieves".
the sanctioned form of pirating (privateers) came after that.
if you understood the history of pirates, then you can see how the name the pirate bay is an appropriate term to discribe torrents as a fair use distribution (see salvage).