as in patent
the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time
His family still holds the copyright to his songs. laws that protect copyrights
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No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 22 May 2025
This is called mandatory deposit and requires the owner of copyright materials and works under copyright protection that have been published or distributed in the United States to be deposited with the Copyright Office within three months of the date of first publication.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Estates can copyright and trademark images and signatures to legally get licensing rights and, in many cases, simply use guilt to get memorabilia producers to cut a deal, according to the attorney.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 14 May 2025
At a time when questions about AI and intellectual property are front of mind, the Library of Congress’s oversight of the U.S. copyright system is more consequential than ever.
—Alondra Nelson, Time, 13 May 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 22 May 2025
This is called mandatory deposit and requires the owner of copyright materials and works under copyright protection that have been published or distributed in the United States to be deposited with the Copyright Office within three months of the date of first publication.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Estates can copyright and trademark images and signatures to legally get licensing rights and, in many cases, simply use guilt to get memorabilia producers to cut a deal, according to the attorney.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 14 May 2025
At a time when questions about AI and intellectual property are front of mind, the Library of Congress’s oversight of the U.S. copyright system is more consequential than ever.
—Alondra Nelson, Time, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyright
patent
Noun
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The researchers have secured multiple patents for their discovery and hope to move next into human trials.—
Michael Franco
May 21,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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In the decades to come, he was granted 47 patents for his IBM work.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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“Copyright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyright. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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