copyright infringement

noun

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.

Similar
infringement of copyright
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Meanings

nouncopyright infringement (countable and uncountable, plural copyright infringements)

plural copyright infringements

  1. countableuncountablecopyrightThe 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna violation of the rights secured by a copyright

Similar
infringement of copyright
Broader
violationinfringement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish tekijänoikeuden loukkaus, tekijänoikeusrikkomus
  • tekijänoikeuden loukkausunauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • tekijänoikeusrikkomusunauthorized use of copyrighted material
German Urheberrechtsverletzung, Verletzung des Urheberrechts
  • Urheberrechtsverletzungunauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • Verletzung des Urheberrechtsunauthorized use of copyrighted material
Indonesian pelanggaran hak cipta
  • pelanggaran hak ciptaunauthorized use of copyrighted material
Japanese 著作権侵害
  • 著作権侵害 (chosakuken shingai)unauthorized use of copyrighted material
Korean 저작권 침해
  • 저작권 침해 (jeojakgwon chimhae)unauthorized use of copyrighted material
Malay pencabulan hak cipta, pelanggaran hak cipta
  • pencabulan hak ciptaunauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • pelanggaran hak ciptaunauthorized use of copyrighted material
Polish piractwo medialne
  • piractwo medialneunauthorized use of copyrighted material
Swedish upphovsrättsintrång, upphovsrättsöverträdelse
  • upphovsrättsintrångunauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • upphovsrättsöverträdelseunauthorized use of copyrighted material
Turkish telif hakkını bozma, telif hakkı ihlâli
  • telif hakkını bozmaunauthorized use of copyrighted material
  • telif hakkı ihlâliunauthorized use of copyrighted material
Cite this entry
APA

copyright infringement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyright%20infringement

MLA

“copyright infringement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyright%20infringement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copyright infringement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyright%20infringement.

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