Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Fender was emboldened by a German court ruling that declared the Stratocaster a copyrightable work of art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Not every feature or personality trait a character displays is necessarily copyrightable, however, and courts could be busy in the coming years determining what’s inside and outside Disney’s ownership.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
“They protect creative work and not underlying functionality. It’s unfortunate for games. There is plenty that’s copyrightable in the game — all the artwork, and the way it’s written, but not the underlying rules themselves.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
The guidance said the most popular AI systems likely do not create copyrightable work, and “what matters is the extent to which the human had creative control.”
From Reuters ● Apr. 1, 2023
See Lithographs.Chronology, copyrightable, 69.Church control, 17; texts, 12.Cicero, 8.Cinematograph.
From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker
