Copyright infringement (or copyright violation) is the unauthorized use of material which is covered by
copyright law, in a manner that violates one of the original copyright owner's
exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make
derivative works. For electronic and audio-visual media, unauthorized reproduction and distribution is occasionally referred to as piracy or theft (an early reference was made by
Alfred Tennyson in the preface to his poem "The Lover's Tale" in 1879 where he mentions that sections of this work "have of late been mercilessly pirated"). The legal basis for this usage dates from the same era, and has been consistently applied until the present time. Critics of the use of the term "piracy" to describe such practices contend that it unfairly equates copyright infringement with more sinister activity, though courts often hold that under law the two terms are interchangeable.
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UTILIZZAZIONE SENZA AUTORIZZAZIONE DI MATERIALE TUTELATO DALLA LEGGE SUI DIRITTI D'AUTORE