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
There have been a slew of literary AI copyright infringement lawsuits launched by prominent authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and the comedian Sarah Silverman in recent years.
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Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The sting resulted in the arrest of two men over suspicion of copyright infringement in El Sheikh Zayed City near the Greater Cairo metro area.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Like OpenAI, the content used to train Midjourney’s technology is a black box, representing an obstacle for some creators who’ve sued AI companies for copyright infringement.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The shutdown followed an investigation conducted from July 2024 to June 2025; two men were arrested and detained on suspicion of copyright infringement in El-Sheikh Zaid in the Giza Governorate of Egypt late last month, according to ACE.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The sting resulted in the arrest of two men over suspicion of copyright infringement in El Sheikh Zayed City near the Greater Cairo metro area.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Like OpenAI, the content used to train Midjourney’s technology is a black box, representing an obstacle for some creators who’ve sued AI companies for copyright infringement.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The shutdown followed an investigation conducted from July 2024 to June 2025; two men were arrested and detained on suspicion of copyright infringement in El-Sheikh Zaid in the Giza Governorate of Egypt late last month, according to ACE.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringement
violation
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The bills, named for the global pop star — and the frantic rush to get tickets for her shows around the country — strengthen penalties for using bots to buy tickets in bulk and give the state attorney general the ability to investigate potential violations of the law.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Expending taxpayer funds on a capital project without secured or approved funding is both fiscally irresponsible and a violation of sound budgeting practices.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Infringement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringement. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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