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copyright

UK
/ˈkɒpiraɪt/
US
/ˈkɑːpɪraɪt/

Translations

copyrightnoun
copyrights
pl
UK
/ˈkɒpiraɪt/
US
/ˈkɑːpɪraɪt/
droit d’auteur
The author secured a copyright for her new novel to protect her intellectual property.
L’auteure a obtenu un droit d’auteur pour son nouveau roman afin de protéger sa propriété intellectuelle.
Additional translations
copyrightAnglicisme employé surtout dans les contextes éditoriaux ou techniques.
Synonyms
trademark
ownership
license
intellectual property
patent
copyrightadjective
UK
/ˈkɒp.i.raɪt/
US
/ˈkɑː.pi.raɪt/
Used before nouns to indicate that something is protected by copyright law or relates to copyright.
protégéDans le contexte du droit d’auteur.
The broadcaster must obtain permission before using any copyright material.
Le diffuseur doit obtenir une autorisation avant d’utiliser tout contenu protégé.
copyrightverb
copyrighted
Past Simple
copyrighted
Past Participle
copyrighting
Gerund
UK
/ˈkɒpiraɪt/
US
/ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
Additional translations
copyrighterAnglicisme rare.
Synonyms
register
secure rights to
protect
trademark
patent

Definitions

copyrightnoun
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
The author secured a copyright for her new novel to protect her intellectual property.
A specific legal right held for an individual work that is protected under copyright law.
She sold the copyright to her first novel for a substantial sum.
copyrightadjective
Protected by or relating to copyright law.
The broadcaster must obtain permission before using any copyright material.
copyrightverb
To secure the legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell the content of a work.
The author decided to copyright her new novel to protect her intellectual property.
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