However, gales have been blowing over the pirate community of late, thanks to the astounding success of the movie franchise.
The pirate said that the recent fire that crippled the cruise ship Azamara Quest "has sent a shiver through the pirate community".
"Part of our job is to provide a legitimate outlet for people looking for video in the pirate community," Mr. Ramo said.
But even that prospect is of little comfort to Mr Said as he is scared of returning home, fearing the pirate community may accuse him of collaborating with the French against his brother and the other pirates.
The pirate community is highly organized and hierarchical and divided into two major groups: releasers, who are dedicated to locating, cracking and releasing software, and couriers, who are in charge of distributing it, via any number of sites, to the masses.
The pirate said that the recent fire that crippled the giant cruise ship Carnival Splendor "has sent a shiver through the pirate community".
The response to Ulrich from the pirate community was so vitriolic and mean-spirited against this successful, wealthy artist it is still burnished into people's memories, even today it is folklore.
According to Wikipedia, The Scene is a term used to refer to a collection of communities of pirate networks that obtain and copy new movies, music, and games, often before their public release, and distribute them throughout the Internet (and previously through BBSes).
"I'm from a time when pirate radio was a community thing.
Although ship money was normally only collected in the ports in times of emergency, Charles extended it to inland communities and declared pirates a national menace.
