Copyright
['kɒpɪraɪt] or ['kɑpɪraɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work.
(verb.) secure a copyright on a written work; 'did you copyright your manuscript?'.
Typed by Greta--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books.
(v. t.) To secure a copyright on.
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Examples
- Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The Foundation makes no representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United States. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- At last he started an original idea of his own; actual copyright, as Stockdale would call it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern what you can do with this work. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Copyright laws in most countries are in a constant state of change. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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