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Definition of Copyright
1. Verb. Secure a copyright on a written work. "They will copyright the duet"; "Did you copyright your manuscript?"
2. Noun. A document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work.
Generic synonyms: Legal Right, Document, Papers, Written Document
Definition of Copyright
1. n. The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books.
2. v. t. To secure a copyright on.
Definition of Copyright
1. 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. ¹
2. Noun. Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works. ¹
3. Verb. To place under a copyright. ¹
4. Verb. To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Copyright
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Copyright
1. The exclusive right, granted by law for a certain number of years, to make and dispose of copies of a literary, musical or artistic work. In the united states the copyright is granted for the life of the author plus 50 years. In the case of a joint work, it is for the life of the last joint author to die, plus 50 years. In either case the copyright runs until the end of the calendar year 50 years after the author's death. (12 Dec 1998)
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