Copyfraud
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Copyfraud is a noun meaning (law) False claims of copyright, such as a claim of copyright ownership of public domain material.
Meaning
(law) False claims of copyright, such as a claim of copyright ownership of public domain material.
Example Sentences
The GPL and GPL FAQ don't say that applying a copyright and license (GPL) to Public Domain works after a trivial modification is copyfraud either, but it is.
Made possible because people trust in the veracity of something that at times is nothing more than a chimera, copyfraud is a particularly acute problem when exacerbated by public institutions like museums.
Copyfraud is falsely claiming copyright ownership of works in the public domain. […] Mazzone's article describes copyfraud within the context of US copyright law, but he points out that: ‘As a result of the Berne Convention, there are some basic similarities throughout much of the world.[’]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fakery, fraud, copyright, falsification, defrauding, counterfeiting.
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