copyright trap

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copyright trap

noun copyright traps

Any material covertly inserted into a copyrighted work in order to identify plagiarized versions. Publishers of maps sometimes include copyright traps—small errors such as the inclusion of a nonexistent road, “trap street,” or a fictitious bend in a road. If a competitor wrongfully copies the map, copyright traps may prove useful in a court case. In 2001 the British Automobile Association paid 2

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@misc{copyright_trap_2026,
  title = {copyright trap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/copyright%20trap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}