Sentence examples for cases of piracy from inspiring English sources

Historically used in cases of piracy and admiralty, in which a crime is alleged overseas, a civil forfeiture case is brought against the property, not the person.

The hoax was described by a spokesperson for the trade group British Phonographic Industry as "one of the most extraordinary cases of piracy the record industry had ever seen".

At this time the court seems to have had some civil jurisdiction over mercantile and shipping cases, although it originally dealt only with matters of discipline in the English fleet and with cases of piracy and prizes (ships and goods captured at sea).

None have yet used it for cases of piracy.Shipowners also suggest that the region's governments negotiate the right for navies to chase pirates across national boundaries: the so-called "right of hot pursuit".

About 20 Somalis are currently being held in France in connection with four cases of piracy and taking hostages.

The 1789 law, which was passed by the first Congress and initially used in cases of piracy and stolen goods, states that federal courts shall have jurisdiction over wrongs "committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States".

There was also at least one famous case of piracy in reverse.

It makes the sale instead or, in the case of piracy, it saves money that it would have spent on the authentic product.

It is not often that a case of piracy on the high seas is adjudicated in New York, and the proceedings on Wednesday reflected that.

Captain Phillips wants a complete security drill so everyone knows the procedures in case of piracy.

The introduction of free or advertiser-supported Web sites that stream movies and television shows, such as Hulu (a joint venture of NBC Universal and Fox News Corp ., and commercial subscription P2P network services, such as Vudu, Inc., have made it all but impossible to distinguish cases of digital piracy.