One of the earliest recorded acts of unauthorized content copying was when fourteen-year-old [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] visited the [[Sistine Chapel]] around 1771 and heard [[Gregorio Allegri]]'s ''[[Miserere (Allegri)|Miserere]]'' being performed.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last1=Roche|first1=Jerome|last2=Allegri|last3=Scholars|first3=Tallis|last4=Phillips|last5=Palestrina|last6=Mundy|date=June 1981|title=Miserere|journal=The Musical Times|volume=122|issue=1660|pages=412|doi=10.2307/961024|jstor=961024|issn=0027-4666}}</ref> The piece's sheet-music was only authorized to be owned by three people: [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]], [[John V of Portugal]],<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|last=Stevenson|first=Robert|entry=Barbosa Machado, Diogo|year=2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|encyclopedia=Oxford Music Online|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.02018}}</ref> and [[Giovanni Battista Martini]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Grove, George, 1820-1900.|title=Grove's dictionary of music and musicians.|date=1954|publisher=Macmillan|oclc=36817387}}</ref> After having heard it for the first time, Mozart went back to his hotel and transcribed the entire piece from memory, coming back again two days later to proofread the transcription against the performance.<ref name=":1" /> In the months following his transcription's publication, Mozart's fame for the act had grown to such an extent that [[Pope Clement XIV]] summoned him to [[Rome]] in order to grant him [[Order of the Golden Spur|papal knighthood]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vatican-archive-to-display-mozart-honour-q8q0vkwl86x|title=Vatican archive to display Mozart honour|newspaper=[[The Times]]|access-date=2020-01-30|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
[[File:Limewire-Pro.jpg|thumb|alt=A screenshot of the installation of limewire pro that was attained via the free version of limewire|LimeWire's paid version of their app was frequently pirated by users using the free version]]
