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).]

---

词条贡献者

资深译员陈鹏，毕业于国内顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与全球贸易及投资相关的法律文件。