German

Noun

Raubkopie f ‎(genitive Raubkopie, plural Raubkopien)

1. an illegal copy of digital data

Usage notes

• Usage of the word has been pushed mainly by the music industry and there has been criticism that the word is a dysphemism, because the term Raub includes that someone uses violence to steal something, a more neutral term could be Schwarzkopie.