Sekirov Dictionary

copyright

UK /ˈkɒpiˌɹaɪt/US /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 3

noun3

•
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.
- Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.
•
Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
- The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.
- The images are still copyright of the original artist.
•
(informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
- no copyright intended

verb2

•
To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
- Every book will be copyrighted that the publisher believes will have such a market as will justify him in going to the expense of copyrighting to prevent competition from other publishers. — 1907
•
(informal, nonstandard) To flag for copyright violation, to copystrike.
- I won’t play this track, I don’t wanna get copyrighted.

forms

copyrighted · copyrighting · copyrights

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