an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
Pirate copies of CDs are flooding the market.
Pirate copies of the DVD are already widely available.
Examples of 'pirate copy' in a sentence
pirate copy
Then a pirate copy of the finished film was leaked online weeks before its release.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The websites provide 'pirate' copies of films and television programmes, often of low quality.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
His cheering fans were reading pirate copies.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
It granted publishers exclusive rights for 14 years to protect their investment from the proliferation of fly-by-night printers running up cheap pirate copies.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If pirate copies can be downloaded easily, studios have to develop new ways of ensuring a return.