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copy protection

method or effort designed to prevent the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media, usually for copyright reasons
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copy protection

Summary

copy protection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,788 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • copy protection is a type of access restriction[2].
  • copy protection is a type of Q9383851[3].
  • copy protection's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Copy protection[4].
  • copy protection's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/copy-protection[5].
  • copy protection's P14912 is recorded as Copy_protection[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include access restriction[2] and Q9383851[3].

Why It Matters

copy protection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,788 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). copy protection. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/copy-protection
MLA “copy protection.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/copy-protection.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_copy-protection_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{copy protection}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/copy-protection}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 7h ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → access restriction, Q9383851
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Copy protection
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14912]]: Copy_protection, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274783|batch #274783]]"
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