Raubkopie

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Etymology

Raub (“robbery”) +‎ Kopie (“copy”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Raubkopie f (genitive Raubkopie, plural Raubkopien)

  1. an illegal copy of digital data

Usage notes

  • Usage of the word has been pushed mainly by the music industry and there has been criticism that the word is a dysphemism, because the term Raub includes that someone uses violence to steal something, a more neutral term could be Schwarzkopie.

Further reading

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