copywrong
UK/ˈkɒpiˌɹɒŋ/US/ˈkɑpiˌɹɔŋ/
copywrong noun: the unethical use of, or disregard for, copyright law.
Noun
copywrong (countable and uncountable, plural copywrongs)
- The unethical use of, or disregard for, copyright law.
- We do it with less compunctious visitings of conscience, on the score of copyright or copywrong, as we are informed by the New York bookseller, that the demand, since we commenced the publication of our extracts, has been greater than the supply...1847, Freeman Hunt, Hunt's merchants' magazine, page 539
- But immediately we run headlong into the issue of copywrong. For instance, take a sample of some artist and mix it with other samples and sounds to create a new work and you will get a composition that will attract entertainment lawyers like a garbage bin gathers flies.1998 March 23, Network World, volume 15, number 12
Forms of copywrong
| plural | copywrongs |
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Origin of copywrong
Blend of copyright + wrong.
Questions about copywrong
- What does copywrong mean?
- Copywrong means the unethical use of, or disregard for, copyright law.
- What part of speech is copywrong?
- Copywrong is a noun.
- How do you pronounce copywrong?
- Copywrong is pronounced /ˈkɒpiˌɹɒŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of copywrong?
- The plural of copywrong is copywrongs.
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