to copyright
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4.6
- verb
- /ˈkɑːpiˌraɪt/
- Specialized
:
registrar los derechos de autor de
- Purchase of a copyrighted work does not equal ownership of the copyright.
- copyright a work
- copyright material
- use of copyrighted material
It it's almost like you're trying to copyright sounds.
- It it's almost like you're trying to copyright sounds.
- You can, you can copyright that which is tangible, not the intangible.
- Oh, my God, You should copyright that.
- Let's see, one is getting your script registered with the WGA versus having it copyrighted versus mailing it to yourself.
Examples
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"Have you copyrighted your stories?" he asked, as I packed them into my bag.
Fiction book (2000) -
Before releasing the album, the band made sure to copyright all their songs.
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It's fact and you cannot copyright the look and feel of even the most unique dish.
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And it is an innovation that we might patent or copyright an idea.
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You can't copyright an idea?
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The government argued they were copyrighted material.
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Technologically, it's easy to use copyrighted works in a variety of ways, but it's not necessarily always legal.
Academic text (2011) -
Before recording student performances, educate yourself about regulations related to the recording of copyrighted music.
Academic text (2006) -
Computers made it easy to copy and distribute copyrighted works, which caused content holders to become quite controlling of their works.
Academic text (2011) -
All the photos used in this blog are original and copyrighted by Jessie T. Ponce.
Blog text (8)
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.3
Using someone else's work without permission, for example copying music or books
- Formal
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6.1
Using or copying someone’s work without the owner's permission
- Jargon
A person or company that sues others over copyright to get money often without creating the work
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Copyright as a verb comes from the same parts, copy ('a second version') and right ('legal permission'), and it means to get or claim that permission. So to copyright a song or book is to secure the legal right to control who can copy or sell it.