TechnologyJuly 6, 2026
infringement
/ɪnˈfrɪndʒmənt/
Definition
The act of violating or encroaching on someone else's legal rights, specifically regarding intellectual property or copyright.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'infringere', meaning to break or crush. It entered Middle English through Old French to describe the act of breaking a law or a person's rights.
In the news
The article uses the term to describe the concerns of web novel authors whose original creative works are being misused or plagiarized by AI training programs and automated writing tools.
China’s web novel platforms embraced AI. Now they are fighting it
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