Glossary term
Contributory infringement
Common-law theory of secondary copyright liability where a defendant materially contributes to direct infringement by another with knowledge of the infringing activity. Often pled against model deployers and platform hosts. Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more →
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