Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. law False claims of copyright, such as a claim of copyright ownership of public domain material.
Etymologies
- A compound of copy + fraud. Coined in an August 2005 article, Copyfraud by Jason Mazzone, an Associate Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It's called copyfraud - and we'll discover how large corporations like Google, ...”
“Restrictions on the use of public domain work, sometimes labeled "copyfraud," are generating increasing criticism from the scholarly community.”
“HarperCollins Tries 'Video Books' (Washington Post) 6. Libraries and copyfraud (Ragesoss 2.02)”
“That said I am not aware of copyfraud being prosecuted much.”
“Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged copyfraud, genocide, neologisms, net neutrality | 2 Comments »”
“However, copyfraud still seems to remain in the neologism stage, and while in certain circles it is a common phrase, it has yet to achieve the popularity that, say, “unfriend” has.”
“Since then, the word has evolved slightly; I see uses of “copyfraud” that apply not merely to claims of copyright in works in the public domain, but claims of copyright against uses that are either clearly not infringing or else clearly fair use.”
“Yes, you're absolutely right: copyfraud is much more heinous that copyright infringement since it can potentially wrong millions of people.”
“If they're going to impose a three-strike rule on copyright infringers, they should impose the same on those who commit copyfraud.”
“Here is an article published by New York University on the problem of copyfraud and how to remedy it available for free download:”
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