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have copyrighted

  • present perfect
    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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Kagan pondered if, in the majority’s view, Joseph Haydn could have copyrighted the three-section sonata, or if W. C. Handy could have copyrighted the 12-bar blues.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2023

For example, if I were to inadvertently have copyrighted material on my website, or my company’s Facebook or LinkedIn pages, my business may be in violation of the law. 

From Forbes ● Jan. 17, 2012

The material that the recording organizations have copyrighted is their property, and no one else should be able to materially benefit from it for free.

From Time Magazine Archive

I hope by printing that here, I have copyrighted that idea.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have named these cubes, 'Solaris Vegetable Concentrates,' a title which we have copyrighted.

From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson