infringers
Those who trespass
Infringers are those who violate rights, rules, or agreements.
The term appears most often in intellectual property contexts—copyright infringers, patent infringers—referring to those who use protected material without authorization: The software company pursued infringers aggressively.
The word carries legal weight, implying liability for damages.
Maritime thieves and raiders
- bootleggersIllicit liquor traffickers
- counterfeitersMakers of fake currency
- plagiaristsThose stealing others' writing
- copiersReproduction machines or imitators
forgers · hackers · thieves · poachers · trespassers · squatters · interlopers · invaders
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- damagesCompensation for injury
settlement · liability · defendant · plaintiff · court · judgment · penalty · fine
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- plagiarismUnattributed use of others' work
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- copyingReproducing something exactly
forgery · theft · hacking · trespassing · encroachment · misappropriation · breach · violation
Exclusive reproduction rights
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
territory · boundary · privacy · property · ownership · exclusivity · permissions · agreement
Reproducing something exactly
- reproducingCreating copies or offspring
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- violatingInfringing upon established rules
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
trespassing · overstepping · breaching · usurping · pirating · bootlegging · forging · counterfeiting
pirates
Maritime thieves and raiders
- bootleggersIllicit liquor traffickers
- counterfeitersMakers of fake currency
- plagiaristsThose stealing others' writing
copiers · forgers · hackers · thieves · poachers · trespassers · squatters · interlopers · invaders · encroachers
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
damages · settlement · liability · defendant · plaintiff · court · judgment · penalty · fine · sanction
piracy
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- plagiarismUnattributed use of others' work
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
copying · forgery · theft · hacking · trespassing · encroachment · misappropriation · breach · violation
copyright
Exclusive reproduction rights
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- licenseFormal grant of permission
rights · territory · boundary · privacy · property · ownership · exclusivity · permissions · agreement · contract
copying
Reproducing something exactly
- reproducingCreating copies or offspring
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- violatingInfringing upon established rules
encroaching · trespassing · overstepping · breaching · usurping · pirating · bootlegging · forging · counterfeiting · misappropriating
infringerscopyright holders
Those owning creative rights
patent holders · licensors · proprietors · originators · creators
- copyright infringementUnauthorized use of protected works
- trademark infringementUnauthorized use of protected marks
- rights infringementViolating protected entitlements
- patent infringementUnauthorized use of protected invention
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