copyright enforcement
Protecting intellectual property
Copyright enforcement is the effort to prevent or punish unauthorized use of protected works—books, music, films, software, images.
It ranges from cease-and-desist letters to lawsuits to criminal prosecution.
The music industry ramped up copyright enforcement against file-sharing sites in the 2000s.
Enforcement may come from rights holders directly, industry associations, or government agencies.
- authorsCreators of written works
- intellectual property lawLegal protection for creations
- publishersFirms producing printed works
- litigationLegal dispute process
- licensing agreementsContracts granting usage rights
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Opposition to intellectual ownership
public domain · open access · copyleft · creative commons · open source
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Intentionally disregarding something obvious
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Seaborne theft or bootlegging
copyright infringement · bootlegging · unauthorized copying · file sharing · counterfeiting
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