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   Also found in: Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
cop·y·right  (kp-rt)
n. Abbr. c. or cop.
The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work.
adj.
1. Of or relating to a copyright: copyright law; a copyright agreement.
2. Protected by copyright: permission to publish copyright material.
tr.v. cop·y·right·ed, cop·y·right·ing, cop·y·rights
To secure a copyright for.

copy·righta·ble adj.
copy·righter n.

copyright
Noun
the exclusive legal right to reproduce and control an original literary, musical, or artistic work
Verb
to take out a copyright on
Adjective
protected by copyright
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.copyright - a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
legal right - a right based in law
document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
Verb1.copyright - secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright your manuscript?"
procure, secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
Translations
Spanish copyright [ˈkɔpɪraɪt] nderechos mpl de autor
French copyright [ˈkɔpɪraɪt] copy ndroit m d'auteur, copyright m;
copyright reserved → tous droits (de reproduction) réservés

German copyright [ˈkɔpɪraɪt] copy nCopyright nt, Urheberrecht nt;
copyright reserved copy → urheberrechtlich geschützt

Italian copyright [ˈkɔpɪraɪt] ndiritto d'autore;
copyright reserved → tutti i diritti riservati

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The books have survived the span of immortality fixed by our amusing copyright laws, and seem now, when any pirate publisher may plunder their author, to have a new life before them.
But tell me, are you printing this book at your own risk, or have you sold the copyright to some bookseller?
The copyright of authors has been solemnly adjudged, in Great Britain, to be a right of common law.
 
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