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"copyvio" A violation of copyright laws: copyright infringement. Was a new word for me, from Wiktionary
by edoceo 8y ago
"copyvio" A violation of copyright laws: copyright infringement.
Was a new word for me, from Wiktionary
- pvg 8y agoIt is terribad.
- tptacek 8y agoIt's not a word, just a WP shorthand.
- pvg 8y agoYes. But this is not 'Nam and there are specific and precise rules. These constructs were already bad and ominous-sounding back when Orwell satirized them. Nazi, Stasi, politburo, COINTELPRO, manipedi. In some specialized contexts, like Wikipedia talk pages, they are arguably unavoidable but still bad. Out in the wild they are terribad.
- tptacek 8y agoI'm not defending it! I wrote it out of laziness. Though I find what you did to Walter Sobchak there more offensive. It's not 'Nam and there are rules, or it isn't and there aren't! This isn't 'Nam, 'pvg! There are rules! Am I the only one here who gives a shit about the rules!?