Pirate (disambiguation)

Pirate or piracy may refer to:

In criminology:

• Sea piracy, the original meaning of the term
• Aircraft hijacking, also known as "air piracy"
• Space pirate, in fictional works, is someone who commits acts of interplanetary piracy

In intellectual property:

• Copyright infringement, the unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted material
  • Copyright infringement of software
  • Warez, a term used to describe illegally distributed copyrighted material
  • Pirate decryption, the reception of pay TV or radio signals through illegal means
• Software hoarding, Term for copyleft infringement
• Trademark infringement
• Patent infringement
  • Patent pirate
• Biopiracy, unauthorized use of biological resources
• Yoga piracy, the misappropriation of postures and techniques

As a subject of entertainment:

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, a 2003 Walt Disney movie
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, a 2006 Walt Disney movie
• Pirates (porn film), a 2005 pornographic film billed as "the biggest production in adult history."
• Sid Meier's Pirates!, a series of popular computer games
• Lego Pirates, a LEGO theme featuring pirates
• Pirates (film), by Roman Polanski starring Walter Matthau
• Pirate (film), a 2006 Hindi film directed by Priyadarshan starring Shreyas Talpade & Deepika Padukone
• Piracy (comic), a 1950s comic book
• Pirates of the Spanish Main, a constructible strategy game by Wizkids
• Pirates of Silicon Valley, a TV movie about Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and the dawn of the personal computer
• Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates, a piracy themed MMORPG

As the name of a sports team:

• Bristol Rovers F.C. (Association football)
• Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (American football)
• Oakland Raiders (American football)
• East Carolina University (College athletics)
• Portland Pirates (AHL team)
• Cornish Pirates (Rugby union)

Other:

• Pirate (art gallery), in Denver, Colorado
• Pirate radio, unauthorized radio broadcasts
• Unpaid participation in sporting events held on public roads, such as bicycle challenge riding
• Pirate Party, a Swedish political party striving to reform laws regarding intellectual property
• Pirate a swashbuckling man or woman who sailed the seas