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Definition
Copyright infringement; the unauthorized use of copyrighted material.
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How it's used
This term is used in both formal legal contexts and everyday discussions about intellectual property. It functions as a verb phrase, often appearing with the particle 咗 when describing an act that has already occurred. It is the standard way to address issues regarding unauthorized use of digital content or creative works.
Examples
What you are doing is copyright infringement.
Are they committing copyright infringement?
Related words
Common phrases
involve copyright infringement
accuse of copyright infringement
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with the English loanword copy, but 侵犯版權 is specifically for legal or serious moral violations rather than just making a duplicate of a document.
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