Raubkopie
German edit
Etymology edit
Raub (“robbery”) + Kopie (“copy”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Raubkopie f (genitive Raubkopie, plural Raubkopien)
- a copy of content the former of which has been obtained under violation of intellectual property rights
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
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 |