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 New York Times Co. sued OpenAI earlier this year, and last month a judge ruled the copyright infringement claim can proceed.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
The number is three times more than in 2023 (12.7 million), and the most common violations included ad network abuse, trademark infringement, improper use of personalized ads, false healthcare and medicine claims, and misrepresentation.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Standing out among the top 10 such regions was Wyoming County, W.Va., whose public water utility boasted the highest number of infringements in a single water system, according to the study, published Tuesday in the international journal Risk Analysis.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
In another camp are the New York Times and other newspapers, which have sued OpenAI as well as Microsoft, alleging the tech companies engaged in copyright infringement by using the publishers’ content to train their AI systems.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
The number is three times more than in 2023 (12.7 million), and the most common violations included ad network abuse, trademark infringement, improper use of personalized ads, false healthcare and medicine claims, and misrepresentation.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Standing out among the top 10 such regions was Wyoming County, W.Va., whose public water utility boasted the highest number of infringements in a single water system, according to the study, published Tuesday in the international journal Risk Analysis.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
In another camp are the New York Times and other newspapers, which have sued OpenAI as well as Microsoft, alleging the tech companies engaged in copyright infringement by using the publishers’ content to train their AI systems.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringement
violation
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The complaint at the crux of Lopez v. Apple is a violation of privacy.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Rose agreed to a permanent ban on Aug. 23, 1989, following an investigation commissioned by Major League Baseball that concluded Rose repeatedly bet on the Reds as a player and manager of the team from 1985-87, a violation of a long-standing MLB rule.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Infringement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringement. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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