Back in the days of
Captain Jack Sparrow,
the boundary between a pirate and a privateer was not sharp. The
function both of these groups performed was pretty much the same: raid
ships. The only possible difference is that a privateer was sanctioned
by a Government to do so. However, if a privateer were to be captured,
either party would deny involvement with each other. So, that was it. No
proper way to separate them.
In modern times, the act of computer piracy is pretty much the same. We generally say that the action belongs to a "
Grey Area"
and perform it anyways. In fact, most of the times, a person doesn't
even realise that he is committing an act of piracy. Let's have a look
at few cases where technically, you can be termed a pirate.
