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What do you mean by infringe?

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A strict definition of "Infringe" means to violate the legal rights of another. In terms of intellectual property it means using protected material in such a way the the rights of the creator are compromised. Specifically applied to copyright it means that one or more of the five basic rights of a creator (duplication, distribution, performance, display or the creation of derivatives) have been transgressed.

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