copyright
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.
Noun 2 meanings
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.”
Verb 1 meaning
To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
Etymology
From copy + right.
COPYRIGHT at a glance
COPYRIGHT has 9 letters and scores 20 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + P 3 + Y 4 + R 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,659 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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