pirated music
Illegally copied tracks
Pirated music is audio recordings copied and distributed without authorization from rights holders.
The term evokes seafaring thieves plundering cargo, applied to intellectual property theft.
Before digital distribution, pirated music meant bootleg cassettes and CDs; now it typically refers to unauthorized downloads or streams: He had gigabytes of pirated music on his hard drive.
- illegalForbidden by statute
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- NapsterPioneering file-sharing service
- MP3Lossy audio compression standard
filesharing · bootleg · ripped · CD burner · burned · peer-to-peer · copyright · digital rights · stolen · free · playlist · album · underground · seeders · peer to peer · file sharing · crackling · compressed
- fakesfake, fakes, counterfeit, counterfeits, imitation
- piracytorrents, buccaneers, looting, keygen, torrent