vicarious infringement

A person’s liability for an infringing act of someone else, even though the person has not directly committed an act of infringement.

• For example, a concert theater can be vicariously liable for an infringing performance of a hired band. [Cases: Patents 287(2).]

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资深译员玉晶，毕业于国内顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与环境、安全与健康相关的法律文件。