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Whoever had pirated the tracks had commandeered their digital fingerprints, too.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Inc. for $5 million damages, charging that Loeb Rhoades had pirated 17 salespeople out of its New Orleans and Orlando, Fla., offices.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a recent issue, Elle catalogued a host of Elle-inspired fashion notes that the trade had pirated: Dior's heavy knit stockings, for example, Nina Ricci's elegant T shirt, everybody's insouciant high boots.

From Time Magazine Archive

After seven years of brooding about the matter, Author Konrad Bercovici claimed that Charlie had "pirated" a Bercovici yarn as the basis of The Great Dictator.'

From Time Magazine Archive

Some American publisher had pirated one of his books.

From Leaves in the Wind by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)