copyright (ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- 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)
(c)
adjective
- (of a work, etc) subject to or controlled by copyright
verb
- (tr) to take out a copyright on
Alternative Forms
ˈcopyˌrightable adjective ˈcopyˌrighter nounTranslations
- British English:
copyright
If someone has the copyright on a piece of writing or music, it is illegal to reproduce or perform it without their permission.Recording and playback of materials may require consent of the copyright owner.ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt NOUN Recording and playback of materials may require consent of the copyright owner.
- Spanish: derechos de propiedad intelectual npl
- French: droits d’auteur nm_pl
- German:
Urheberrecht
nnt
- Chinese: 版权 n
- Arabic: حُقُوق الطَّبْع والنَشْر n
- Portuguese: direitos de autor npl
- Russian: авторское право nnt
- Croatian: autorsko pravo nnt
- Czech: autorské právo nnt
- Danish: ophavsret nutr
- Dutch: copyright nnt
- Finnish: tekijänoikeus n
- Greek: πνευματικά δικαιώματα npl
- Italian: copyright nm
- Japanese: 版権 n
- Korean: 저작권 n
- Norwegian: opphavsrett nm
- Polish: prawo autorskie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: direitos autorais npl
- European Spanish: derechos de propiedad intelectual npl
- Swedish: upphovsrätt nutr
- Thai: ลิขสิทธิ์ n
- Turkish: telif hakkı n
- Vietnamese: quyền tác giả n
Usage examples
`You get all three properties, the copyright on all his films and two million dollars.
, Yellow Bird (1993)This section of the Act requires internet companies to comply with requests for such information from copyright holders.
New Scientist (2003)Organised criminals were now increasingly turning to counterfeiting involving the theft of intellectual copyright.
Irish Times (2002)Where sufficient evidence is uncovered, the copyright owners can then take legal action.
Glasgow Herald (2002)He paid Elspeth off with thirty guineas, which she returned to him so that she could retain the copyright in her text.
, ELSPETH HUXLEY: A BIOGRAPHY (2002)