copyright trap
copyright trap noun: any material covertly inserted into a copyrighted work in order to identify plagiarized versions.
Noun
copyright trap (plural copyright traps)
- Any material covertly inserted into a copyrighted work in order to identify plagiarized versions.
- Publishers of maps sometimes include copyright traps—small errors such as the inclusion of a nonexistent road, “trap street,” or a fictitious bend in a road. If a competitor wrongfully copies the map, copyright traps may prove useful in a court case. In 2001 the British Automobile Association paid...2019, Per Mollerup, Pretense Design: Surface Over Substance, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 176
Forms of copyright trap
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Questions about copyright trap
- What does copyright trap mean?
- Copyright trap means any material covertly inserted into a copyrighted work in order to identify plagiarized versions.
- What part of speech is copyright trap?
- Copyright trap is a noun.
- What is the plural of copyright trap?
- The plural of copyright trap is copyright traps.
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