ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Copyright traps

Copyright traps are like little tricks that people use to catch others who copy their work without permission. Imagine you draw a really nice picture of a cat, and you don't want anyone else to use it without asking you first. So, you might add a little secret detail to the picture that only you know about, like a tiny picture of a bird hidden somewhere. That way, if someone else copies your picture and it has that same little bird hidden in it, you know they copied your work without permission. It's like a secret code or password that only you and the real owner of the work knows about. But you have to be careful if you use copyright traps, because sometimes they can be too sneaky or tricky, and you could accidentally catch someone who didn't actually copy your work on purpose. That wouldn't be very fair, would it? So it's important to be smart and thoughtful when using copyright traps, and to always respect other people's creative work.