copyright

CEFRC1

/ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Legal protection giving someone control over copying their creative work.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.

Examples

  • Copyright expires seventy years after the death of the author.

  • Institutionally, a major restraint is the copyright problem.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.

  2. 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.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

More examples

In context

  • The question "Do records of shogi games have copyright?" has been discussed in many places.

  • Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.

  • The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.

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Origin

noun

From copy + right.