COPYRIGHT
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use and distribution, usually for a limited time, with the intention of enabling the creator of intellectual wealth to receive compensation for their work and be able to financially support themselves. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights. It is a form of intellectual property applicable to any expressible form of an ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Copyright
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copyright
Noun
- 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
- To place under a copyright.
- To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
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