Violating a copyright or trademark is an example of what type of prosecutable crime?

Question

Options

• AInfringement
• BPlagiarism
• CTrade secrets
• DNon-disclosure

• A
  91% (43)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Infringement (A) is the correct legal term for violating a copyright or trademark - it specifically describes the unauthorized use of protected intellectual property, and it is the prosecutable offense under intellectual property law.

Plagiarism (B) is wrong because plagiarism is an academic/ethical concept (presenting someone else's work as your own), not a legal crime in itself - you can plagiarize without infringing, and infringe without plagiarizing.

Trade secrets (C) is wrong because trade secrets refer to a category of protected confidential business information (like formulas or processes), not the act of violating them - and copyright/trademark are separate IP categories entirely.

Non-disclosure (D) is wrong because a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a contractual tool, not a category of crime; violating an NDA is a contract breach, not the same as IP infringement.

Memory tip: Think of "infringe" as "stepping into someone else's territory" - whenever you cross the boundary of someone's copyright or trademark rights, you commit infringement. The prefix "in-" signals invasion.

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