infringement

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The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution.

An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege; a trespass.

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Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. William Pitt the Younger

We see now that infringement of freedom is necessary with regard to the opponents of the revolution. At a time of revolution we cannot allow freedom for the enemies of the people and of the revolution. That is a surely clear, irrefutable conclusion. Nikolai Bukharin

One form of math denial is the belief in the ability to make computers that prevent copyright infringement. Computers only ever work by making copies: restricting copying on the internet is like restricting wetness in water. Cory Doctorow

The Ninth Circuit Court decision was lucid, unambiguous, and consistent. The logic was clear and it said when you use copyrighted material on a video cassette recorder, it is an infringement of copyright. Jack Valenti

Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement? No. David Boies

I have always found it interesting... that there are people who regard copyright infringement as a form of flattery. Tom Lehrer

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