Raubkopie

German

Etymology

Raub (“robbery”) +‎ Kopie (“copy”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁaʊ̯pkoˌpiː]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Raubkopie f (genitive Raubkopie, plural Raubkopien)

  1. a copy of content the former of which has been obtained under violation of intellectual property rights

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 Raub includes that someone uses violence against life or limb or threatens to apply it to take away something. A more neutral alternative is Schwarzkopie.

Declension

Declension of Raubkopie [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Raubkopie die Raubkopien
genitive einer der Raubkopie der Raubkopien
dative einer der Raubkopie den Raubkopien
accusative eine die Raubkopie die Raubkopien

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • “Raubkopie” in Duden online
  • “Raubkopie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Raubkopie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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