copyright infringement

collocation in English

meaningsofcopyrightandinfringement

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copyright
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒp.i.raɪt/us
/ˈkɑː.pi.raɪt/
the legal right to control the production and selling of a book, play, film, photograph, or piece ...
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infringement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ.mənt/us
/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ.mənt/
an action that breaks a rule, ...
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(Definition ofcopyrightandinfringementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcopyright infringement

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Most of the defendants named in suits allegingcopyrightinfringementinvolving architectural works are also builders - in fact, the plaintiffs competitors.
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In that case, the designer of a country-style log home brought suit against a company in the business of manufacturing and erecting log homes, allegingcopyrightinfringement.
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It could not ignore it, but it would not necessarily be justification forcopyrightinfringement.
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On that occasion he proposed a new clause which would have provided a public interest defence in cases ofcopyrightinfringement.
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Wherecopyrightinfringementis a criminal offence the penalties for such infringement should include a short prison term.
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The requirement to provide this type of proof, especially when it is not necessary, dramatically increases the legal costs of thecopyrightinfringementactions.
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I, too, am well aware of the concern that trade organisations and others have expressed about counterfeiting andcopyrightinfringement.
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The parties aggrieved will have to rely on civil proceedings in passing off, trade mark orcopyrightinfringement, or whatever.
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There are many who have thought that a little piracy and a littlecopyrightinfringementdoes no harm.
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The civil remedies can therefore be used very effectively by many copyright owners to deal with the majority of cases ofcopyrightinfringement.
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There has been much debate over the presumptions which should apply in civil proceedings forcopyrightinfringement.
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Clearly, cable operators should not be liable forcopyrightinfringementmerely by fulfilling their obligations under clause 86 to carry public service broadcasts.
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As for audio taping, it is agreed that there iscopyrightinfringement.
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It is considered that they are greedy if they want to stop any form ofcopyrightinfringementand that they can afford to bear it.
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That order is used in cases such ascopyrightinfringement.
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Clause 4 tidies up the law to enable prosecuting authorities to obtain search warrants wherecopyrightinfringementis suspected.
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There has been much debate over the presumptions that should apply in civil proceedings forcopyrightinfringement.
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By complying with those provisions, the library would not be liable forcopyrightinfringementbut it would not escape any contractual liability it had entered into.
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In the absence of consent, or in the absence of explicit instructions from the manufacturer or the software producer, the making of such a back-up copy constitutescopyrightinfringement.
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Further, there are the fair dealing provisions, where, if there is fair dealing in copying for the purposes of research or study, there is exemption fromcopyrightinfringement.
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