copyright infringement
Stealing creative work
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized use of material protected by copyright—reproducing, distributing, or displaying creative works without permission from the rights holder.
The term covers everything from pirating movies to copying text without attribution.
The company was sued for copyright infringement after using unlicensed photos on their website.
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- plagiarismUnattributed use of others' work
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
stolen content · derivative works · exclusive rights · sampling · cease and desist · torrenting · DMCA · reproduction rights · violation · counterfeiting · digital piracy · unauthorized · illegal · music industry · takedown · download · lawsuit · damages
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- intellectual propertypatents, patent, trademark, trademarks, IP rights
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- lawsuitslawsuit, litigation, civil suit, suit, court case
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
copyright infringementcopyright protection
Legal rights over original work
digital rights management · copyright enforcement · attribution · royalty payment · anti-piracy
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