/kop' ee-brohk/ (Or "copywronged" - a play on "copyright") 1. Used to describe an instance of a copy-protected program thAT has been "broken" thAT is, a copy with the copy-protection scheme disabled or removed. 2. Copy-protected software which is unusable because of some bit-rot or bug thAT has confused the copy protection. 3. Used to describe dATa damaged because of a side effect of a copy protection system. [Jargon File] (1997-03-16)