copyrights
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Noun
copyrights 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
copyrights verb
- To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
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proprietaryright of first publicationauthorrightsroyaltiescopyright lawcopyright infringementtrademarksintellectual propertytrademarklicensorslicensinginfringementtrademarkedlicencingcopyleft
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