Meanings
nountolerated use (uncountable)
- uncountableUse of another party's intellectual property that is not legally protected under fair use but is unlikely to be pursued in court by the rightsholder.
Origin
Coined by Tim Wu in a 2008 paper.
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APA
tolerated use. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolerated%20use
MLA
“tolerated use.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolerated%20use. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tolerated use,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tolerated%20use.
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