8 "Copyright infringement is the use of [works](/work) infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights"
17 To accurately describe unlawful act without suggesting any bad analogies to property rights of material objects
19 As an ethically neutral term which does not stigmatize copyright infringement as "[theft](/theft)" or "stealing"
25 {% block recommendations -%}
27 Use it always instead of "stealing" and "[theft](/theft)"