as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
any government action limiting freedom of speech is an infringement of the U.S. Constitution
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Recent Examples of infringement
So far, two films have been pulled from digital, at-home screenings for the festival after issues of piracy and copyright infringement— people were circulating clips and key plot points for both films; neither has a distributor at the moment.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2025
Necessary safeguards against deepfakes and misinformation have yet to materialize, while questions around copyright infringement and misuse of IP remain unanswered.
—Fahad Qadir, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Over 2,500 detections of infringement are included in the initial takedown notices.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
The size of the penalties will depend on the infringement and size of the company fined.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2025
Necessary safeguards against deepfakes and misinformation have yet to materialize, while questions around copyright infringement and misuse of IP remain unanswered.
—Fahad Qadir, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Over 2,500 detections of infringement are included in the initial takedown notices.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
The size of the penalties will depend on the infringement and size of the company fined.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infringement
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“Infringement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringement. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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