Comments on: Piracy http://sheercore.com/2009/01/23/piracy/ Geeks with Swords (a webcomic) Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:43:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matt Legend Gemmell http://sheercore.com/2009/01/23/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Matt Legend Gemmell Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:15:16 +0000 http://sheercore.com/?p=62#comment-169 Hi Matt, Interesting fact (I didn't know that), but the comic is really about public perception and exaggerated criminalisation, rather than the actual roots of the word. I think the main point is still valid. :) Hi Matt,

Interesting fact (I didn’t know that), but the comic is really about public perception and exaggerated criminalisation, rather than the actual roots of the word. I think the main point is still valid. :)

]]> By: Matt Awesome C http://sheercore.com/2009/01/23/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Matt Awesome C Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:21:54 +0000 http://sheercore.com/?p=62#comment-168 Actually not the case. Piracy's first ever recorded usage was for the perceived abuse of the copying of printed/written works (this was centuries before 'copyright' was invented), not, as the common misconception is, sail boats, west country accents, rum and all that. Actually not the case. Piracy’s first ever recorded usage was for the perceived abuse of the copying of printed/written works (this was centuries before ‘copyright’ was invented), not, as the common misconception is, sail boats, west country accents, rum and all that.

]]> By: Mike P http://sheercore.com/2009/01/23/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Mike P Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:22:12 +0000 http://sheercore.com/?p=62#comment-167 Amazing. Sheercore is back! I have missed it so much! Amazing. Sheercore is back! I have missed it so much!

]]> By: Chris Miller http://sheercore.com/2009/01/23/piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Chris Miller Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:35:59 +0000 http://sheercore.com/?p=62#comment-166 I _demand_ that we start calling any act of piracy "Yarrring"! I _demand_ that we start calling any act of piracy “Yarrring”!

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