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Definitions for copyright infringement
copy·right in·fringe·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. copyright infringement, infringement of copyrightnoun

    a violation of the rights secured by a copyright

Wiktionary

  1. copyright infringementnoun

    The unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it.

Wikipedia

  1. Copyright infringement

    Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to make derivative works. The copyright holder is typically the work's creator, or a publisher or other business to whom copyright has been assigned. Copyright holders routinely invoke legal and technological measures to prevent and penalize copyright infringement. Copyright infringement disputes are usually resolved through direct negotiation, a notice and take down process, or litigation in civil court. Egregious or large-scale commercial infringement, especially when it involves counterfeiting, is sometimes prosecuted via the criminal justice system. Shifting public expectations, advances in digital technology and the increasing reach of the Internet have led to such widespread, anonymous infringement that copyright-dependent industries now focus less on pursuing individuals who seek and share copyright-protected content online, and more on expanding copyright law to recognize and penalize, as indirect infringers, the service providers and software distributors who are said to facilitate and encourage individual acts of infringement by others. Estimates of the actual economic impact of copyright infringement vary widely and depend on other factors. Nevertheless, copyright holders, industry representatives, and legislators have long characterized copyright infringement as piracy or theft – language which some U.S. courts now regard as pejorative or otherwise contentious.

ChatGPT

  1. copyright infringement

    Copyright infringement is the unlawful use, reproduction, distribution, performance, or display of copyrighted work such as music, films, books, software, or other intellectual property without the express permission of the copyright holder. This includes any violation of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner, potentially resulting in legal penalties.

Wikidata

  1. Copyright infringement

    Copyright infringement is the use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works, without permission from the copyright holder, which is typically a publisher or other business representing or assigned by the work's creator.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of copyright infringement in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of copyright infringement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of copyright infringement in a Sentence

  1. Hayleigh Bosher:

    We have seen time and time again that the technology is not there yet to be able to decide when it is and isn't a copyright infringement, the algorithms are not able to say,' ah, this is a parody, this is not a parody,'.

  2. Hany Farid:

    It's been proven to work in the child abuse space, the copyright infringement space and now in the extremism space, so there are no more excuses, you can't pretend that you don't have technology. The decision not to do this is a question of will and policy — not a question of technology.

  3. Anish Kapoor:

    In light of this solidarity and support I am encouraged to confront this organization and hold it to account for its blatant copyright infringement.


Translations for copyright infringement

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  • Verletzung des Urheberrechts, UrheberrechtsverletzungGerman
  • loukkaus, tekijänoikeusFinnish
  • upphovsrättsöverträdelse, upphovsrättsintrångSwedish
  • telif hakkını bozma, telif hakkı ihlâliTurkish

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