anti-piracy

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a noun

   intended to stop the illegal copying or sharing of music, films, software, or other material.

   Grammar: Used before a noun: anti-piracy measures. It does not usually come after 'be'.

   Patterns

   • anti-piracy laws
   • anti-piracy measures
   • anti-piracy software

   The government introduced tough anti-piracy laws to protect film studios.

   Studios use anti-piracy software to detect illegal downloads.

   Anti-piracy campaigns try to persuade young people to pay for music legally.

2. 2adjectivebefore a noun

   intended to stop attacks by pirates on ships at sea.

   Grammar: Used before a noun: anti-piracy patrols. Common in news about shipping and navies.

   Patterns

   • anti-piracy patrol
   • anti-piracy operation
   • anti-piracy task force

   International navies run anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia.

   The shipping company hired an anti-piracy team to guard its cargo vessels.

Common combinations

anti-piracy laws

New anti-piracy laws carry heavy fines for illegal streaming.

anti-piracy measures

The website added anti-piracy measures after repeated complaints.

anti-piracy patrol

A naval anti-piracy patrol rescued the crew last week.

anti-piracy campaign

The anti-piracy campaign warns that downloading films illegally can lead to prosecution.

Synonyms and how they differ

copyright protection

This focuses only on the legal rights of creators and is used more in legal and business writing.

counter-piracy

Used mainly for naval action against sea pirates; it is rarer in the media sense.

Word family

piracy noun

the crime of copying material illegally, or of attacking ships.

pirate noun

a person who copies material illegally or attacks ships.

pirated adjective

copied and sold without permission, as in pirated DVDs.

Commonly confused: anti-piracy or privacy?

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