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copyrightable

copyrightable

1 4.8
Can be protected by law against copying, like a song or a book
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔːpiraɪtəbəl/
  • Specialized
: protegible por derechos de autor
  • There are two ways the creator of something copyrightable would not be the automatic owner:

And I suppose it could be theoretically possible to have very small number of notes to form a copyrightable work.

Examples

  • The video recorder is thus left with no ability to protect the footage when the widely distributed unauthorized recordings are from different angles or capture different material than the authorized, copyrightable recording.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Some products that were not copyrightable because of their utility include motorcycles, light fixtures, mannequins, bicycle racks, and clothing designs.

    Academic text (2016)

  • If a product is copyrightable, copyright may be the best way to control the product's virtual presence.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Music became copyrightable in 1831.

    Academic text (1997)

  • And one's graphical display of his data is certainly copyrightable.

    Blog text (9)

  • They register not only books but all other kinds of copyrightable works.

    Blog text (25)

  • The EU, for example, offers database protection for significant and unique compilations, while the U.S. does not currently consider databases copyrightable.

    Academic text (2004)

  • One potential problem for product owners is that "devices" and "useful articles" are not copyrightable unless the product design has aesthetic features "that can be identified separately from its utilitarian features.

    Academic text (2016)

  • If the filmmaker has already created the copyrightable work, disclosure to the public is equivalent to "publication" under the Copyright Act, and the filmmaker must pay the additional expense of registering with the Copyright Office in order to protect it.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The artist developed a unique style that is definitely copyrightable under current intellectual property laws.

Synonyms

protectable
vscopyrightable
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Can get legal rights like a patent or copyright

is limited to protection specifically under copyright law rather than other statutes

Surface Forms

copyrightable positive

Morphology

copyrightable = copyright (transparent) = copy + right + able

The adjective is a regular derivation from the noun 'copyright' using '-able', meaning 'able to be protected by copyright', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word copyrightable starts with copyright, which comes from copy and right and originally meant the 'right to copy'. The ending -able means 'can be', so copyrightable is something that 'can be protected by copyright'.