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The crime of illegally copying an uploaded or stored personality, generally obtained during or after the
backup
procedure. These illegal copies can then be sold on the black market as virtual slaves, for use in computation or for entertainment.
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Text by
Steve Bowers
Initially published on 14 January 2000.
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