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copyright
- /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/ US
- /ˈkɒpiˌɹaɪt/ UK
Sounds like copywrite · Rhymes with -aɪt
Where it comes from
From copy + right.
noun copyrights
- The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship. Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.
- Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works. The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.
- A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement. no copyright intended
verb copyrights · copyrighting · copyrighted
- To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work. Every book will be copyrighted that the publisher believes will have such a market as will justify him in going to the expense of copyrighting to prevent competition from other publishers.
- To flag for copyright violation, to copystrike. I won’t play this track, I don’t wanna get copyrighted.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: proprietary, sponsor, law, ownership, property, complainant, proposer, originator, authorship, author, bibliographical, bibliographic, writer, works, royalty, protected
Translations
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noun right to publish
| Español | derechos de autor, derecho de autor, derecho de copia privada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 저작권 jeojakgwon |
| 日本語 | 版権 hanken, 著作権 chosakuken |
| 中文 | 版權 /版权 bǎnquán |
| हिन्दी | कॉपीराइट kŏpīrāiṭ, स्वत्वाधिकार svatvādhikār, प्रकाशनाधिकार prakāśanādhikār, प्रतिलिप्यधिकार pratilipyadhikār |
| Kiswahili | hakimiliki |
| Português | direitos autorais, direitos de autor |
| Français | droit d'auteur, copyright |
| Deutsch | Urheberrecht |
| Italiano | copyright, diritto d'autore |
| Ελληνικά | δικαιώματα δημιουργού dikaiómata dimiourgoú, πνευματικά δικαιώματα pnevmatiká dikaiómata |
| Română | drept de autor |
| Русский | а́вторское пра́во ávtorskoje právo |
| Tiếng Việt | bản quyền |
| العربية | حُقُوقُ النَّشْر ḥuqūqu n-našr, حُقُوقُ التَّأْلِيفِ وَٱلنَّشْر ḥuqūqu t-taʔlīfi wa-n-našr |
| עברית | זכיות יוצרים \ זְכֻיּוֹת יוֹצְרִים zkhuyót yotsrím |
verb place under a copyright
| Español | registrar derechos de autor |
|---|---|
| Français | copyrighter |
| Italiano | porre sotto copyright, tutelare i diritti d'autore, tutelare i copyright |
| Ελληνικά | κατοχυρώνω katochyróno |
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