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.
adjective
of or relating to copyrights.
Also copyrighted. protected by copyright.
verb (used with object)
to secure a copyright on.
copyright1
British
/ ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt /
noun
(c).
the exclusive right to produce copies and to control an original literary, musical, or artistic work, granted by law for a specified number of years (in Britain, usually 70 years from the death of the author, composer, etc, or from the date of publication if later)
The legal protection given to published works, forbidding anyone but the author from publishing or selling them. An author can transfer the copyright to another person or corporation, such as a publishing company.
copyright2
Cultural
A grant of an exclusive right to produce or sell a book, motion picture, work of art, musical composition, software, or similar product during a specified period of time.
Operating costs rose by 10.5% in the quarter, or 9.7% on an adjusted basis, which the Times attributed in part to litigation charges related to the company’s artificial intelligence copyright infringement lawsuits.
Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate is optimistic he will be allowed to perform to music from the Minions films at the Winter Olympics after receiving copyright clearance from Universal Studios.
Spanish figure skater Tomas Guarino will be able to perform to the music of the Minions films after all at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, having initially fallen foul of copyright restrictions.
Given the choice between selling the copyright to a collection of columns for $1,000 or accepting a 10 cents commission per book sold, she opted for the latter.
