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
The jury awarded Penn State $28,000 in damages, but the verdict’s real value is in a judicial finding that infringement occurred.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
The revenue was generated from licenses pursuant to the settlement of patent infringement lawsuits in the TLL, DIP, and Multimodal Media portfolios.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Those include the New York Times Co.’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, similarly alleging copyright infringement of its content.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
However, plaintiff’s claim suffers another fatal flaw that mandates dismissal at the pleading stage: the Copyright Act expressly provides that only a legal or beneficial owner of an exclusive copyright right may sue for infringement.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
The revenue was generated from licenses pursuant to the settlement of patent infringement lawsuits in the TLL, DIP, and Multimodal Media portfolios.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Those include the New York Times Co.’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, similarly alleging copyright infringement of its content.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
However, plaintiff’s claim suffers another fatal flaw that mandates dismissal at the pleading stage: the Copyright Act expressly provides that only a legal or beneficial owner of an exclusive copyright right may sue for infringement.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Infringement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringement. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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