Raubkopie

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Etymology

Raub (robbery) +‎ Kopie (copy)

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Noun

Raubkopie f (genitive Raubkopie, plural Raubkopien)

  1. a copy of content the former of which has been obtained under violation of intellectual property rights

Usage notes

  • Usage of the word has been pushed mainly by the music industry and there has been criticism that the word is a dysphemism, because Raub includes that someone uses violence against life or limb or threatens to apply it to take away something. A more neutral alternative is Schwarzkopie.

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Further reading

  • Raubkopie” in Duden online
  • Raubkopie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Raubkopie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon