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copyrighted

  • past participle
    of copyright.
    copyright
    noun
    the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of an author or creator and for a period of 70 years after their death.
  • past tense form
    of copyright.
    copyright
    noun
    the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of an author or creator and for a period of 70 years after their death.

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In U.S. copyright law, the benchmark for using a copyrighted work without permission is to examine whether it is transformative, adding significant extra value to the output, rather than merely copying the work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The debate will continue in the courts, which are also looking at other copyrighted works such as news articles and movies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Keep in mind that sharing copyrighted material violates U.S. law.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

A flurry of new legislative proposals include requiring human input on the use of AI on weapons, forcing the disclosure of copyrighted data used in training AI models and new taxes on AI companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

It was copyrighted 1972 by the Esso company.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green