"copyfraud" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: A compound of copy + fraud. Coined in an August 2005 article, "Copyfraud" http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=787244 by Jason Mazzone, an Associate Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|copy|fraud}} copy + fraud Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} copyfraud (uncountable)
  1. (law) False claims of copyright, such as a claim of copyright ownership of public domain material. Wikipedia link: copyfraud Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-copyfraud-en-noun-ADmQlLXG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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