# pirating

Pronunciation: say "PY-ruht-ing" /ˈpaɪɹətɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of pirate. — present participle and gerund of pirate
   - Simple: Present participle of pirate. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _He is pirating copyrighted music and uploading it to several forums._
   - _Pirating their competitor's designs, the firm skipped years of research._

## Noun

2. The carrying out of piracy, especially the unlawful copying or distribution of someone else's creative work.
   - Simple: Copying or using someone else's work without permission.
   - _Pirating costs the music and film industries billions of dollars each year._
   - _He was prosecuted for pirating after he was caught reselling counterfeit discs._
3. An unauthorized copy of a book, recording, film, or other work, reproduced without the permission of whoever holds the rights.
   - Simple: A copy of a book, song, movie, or other work made without permission.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pirating (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).