Talk:Video game piracy

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Being neutral: attributing "piracy" to proponents of the term

The word piracy in reference to unauthorised copying of digital data is a smear word. By using this word, Wikipedia is agreeing with a point of view. This article should be rewritten so that the neutral terms "unauthorised copying" and "prohibited copying" are used in Wikipedia's voice. It should be pointed out that it is commonly known as "piracy", but that there are opponents of this term. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Piracy This website is both a reference for an opponent and even provides another where a judge in a US trial recognised it as a smear word. Regards, DesertPipeline (talk) 08:23, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]