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copyright infringement

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: copyright, intellectual-property, law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a violation of the rights secured by a copyright

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infringement of copyright

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: violation, infringement

Narrower terms: plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cornish: torva gwir-pryntya — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Finnish: tekijänoikeuden loukkaus — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Finnish: tekijänoikeusrikkomus — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Georgian: საავტორო უფლებების დარღვევა (saavṭoro uplebebis darɣveva) — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • German: Urheberrechtsverletzung — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • German: Verletzung des Urheberrechts — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Indonesian: pelanggaran hak cipta — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Japanese: 著作権侵害 (chosakuken shingai) — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Korean: 저작권 침해 (jeojakgwon chimhae) — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Malay: pencabulan hak cipta — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Malay: pelanggaran hak cipta — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Polish: piractwo medialne — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Swedish: upphovsrättsintrång — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Swedish: upphovsrättsöverträdelse — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Turkish: telif hakkını bozma — unauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Turkish: telif hakkı ihlâli — unauthorized use of copyrighted material