Copyright Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of COPYRIGHT

:

the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time

[count]

• His family still holds the copyright to his songs.
• laws that protect copyrights

[noncount]

• The book is under copyright.

Britannica Dictionary definition of COPYRIGHT

[+ object]

:

to get a copyright for a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time

• He has copyrighted all of his plays.
• These are copyrighted materials.

Britannica Dictionary definition of COPYRIGHT

always used before a noun

1

:

of or relating to a copyright

• copyright law/infringement
• copyright protection
• The copyright date is 2005.

2

:

not allowed to be copied without permission from the author, composer, etc.

• copyright material