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[Bruce Kingsbury]

> I know. Sadly it has become an accepted word in the public..
> 
> From Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M.
> Stallman, page 194:
> 
> " Publishers often refer to prohibited copying as “piracy.” In this way,
> they imply that illegal copying is ethically equivalent to attacking
> sships on the high seas, kidnaping and murdering the people on them. If
>  you don’t believe that illegal copying is just like kidnaping and
> murder, you might prefer not to use the word “piracy” to describe it.
> Neutral terms such as “prohibited copying” or “unauthorized copying” are
> available for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a
> positive term such as “sharing information with your neighbor.” "

When I was a young boy, the word "gay" meant happy or brightly coloured.

When I was at high-school it meant homosexual.

When my kids use the word, they usually mean "sad and pathetic".

English is a living language. If you want words that never change in
meaning perhaps you should learn Latin.