copyright

English

Etymology

copy + right

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒpiˌɹaɪt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: copy‧right

Noun

copyright (usually uncountable, plural copyrights)

  1. (uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
    Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.
  2. (countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
    The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.
    The images are still copyright of the original artist.
  3. (uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
    no copyright intended
    • 2019 October 23, Christine Fisher, “House passes controversial copyright bill that could be abused by trolls”, in Engadget:
      Anyone accused of copyright would have sixty days to opt-out of the Copyright Claims Board process, in which case the plaintiff would have to seek legal action in court.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

copyright (third-person singular simple present copyrights, present participle copyrighting, simple past and past participle copyrighted)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
    • 1907, United States Congress House. Committee on Appropriations, District of Columbia Appropriations, page 253:
      Every book will be copyrighted that the publisher believes will have such a market as will justify him in going to the expense of copyrighting to prevent competition from other publishers.
    • 1993, Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn, The Beast at Work, →ISBN, page 161:
      Further, Mr. Mullins writes FOR YOU-THE-PEOPLE, copyrighting to protect listings and to make a statement—but willingly shares his work for, after all, if it is not read then of what worth is a book?
    • 1997, Marc Davison, All Area Access: Personal Management for Unsigned Musicians, →ISBN, page 171:
      The sealed contents inside postmarked by the United States Post office will be proof enough of exactly when your work was completed. The disadvantage to this form of copyrighting is that your work is not traceable for anyone who is interested in acquiring information regarding copyright ownership.
    • 2002, Spider-Man (film)
      J. J. Jameson: The Green Goblin. You like that? Made it up myself. These weirdos all gotta have a name now. Hoffman! Call the patent office, copyright the name "Green Goblin". I want a quarter every time somebody says it.
    • 2006, Josh Becker, Bruce Campbell, The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking, →ISBN, page 55:
      When your script is completed you need to copyright it with the Library of Congress in Washington DC (you can get the forms from: Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, Washington DC, 20559. Request form PA, or you can download them from www.loc.gov/copyright).
    • 2008, Ann Gaines, Don't Steal Copyrighted Stuff!, →ISBN:
      Everything else that is written or created is automatically copyrighted.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from English copyright.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kopirai̯t/ [ko.pi.rai̯t̪]
  • Rhymes: -irai̯t

Noun

copyright inan

  1. copyright

Declension

Further reading

  • "copyright" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Finnish

Etymology

From English copyright.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkopirɑi̯t/, [ˈko̞pirɑ̝i̯t̪]

Noun

copyright

  1. Synonym of tekijänoikeus (copyright)

Declension

Inflection of copyright (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative copyright copyrightit
genitive copyrightin copyrightien
partitive copyrightia copyrighteja
illative copyrightiin copyrighteihin
singular plural
nominative copyright copyrightit
accusative nom. copyright copyrightit
gen. copyrightin
genitive copyrightin copyrightien
partitive copyrightia copyrighteja
inessive copyrightissa copyrighteissa
elative copyrightista copyrighteista
illative copyrightiin copyrighteihin
adessive copyrightilla copyrighteilla
ablative copyrightilta copyrighteilta
allative copyrightille copyrighteille
essive copyrightina copyrighteina
translative copyrightiksi copyrighteiksi
abessive copyrightitta copyrighteitta
instructive copyrightein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of copyright (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative copyrightini copyrightini
accusative nom. copyrightini copyrightini
gen. copyrightini
genitive copyrightini copyrightieni
partitive copyrightiani copyrightejani
inessive copyrightissani copyrighteissani
elative copyrightistani copyrighteistani
illative copyrightiini copyrighteihini
adessive copyrightillani copyrighteillani
ablative copyrightiltani copyrighteiltani
allative copyrightilleni copyrighteilleni
essive copyrightinani copyrighteinani
translative copyrightikseni copyrighteikseni
abessive copyrightittani copyrighteittani
instructive
comitative copyrighteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative copyrightisi copyrightisi
accusative nom. copyrightisi copyrightisi
gen. copyrightisi
genitive copyrightisi copyrightiesi
partitive copyrightiasi copyrightejasi
inessive copyrightissasi copyrighteissasi
elative copyrightistasi copyrighteistasi
illative copyrightiisi copyrighteihisi
adessive copyrightillasi copyrighteillasi
ablative copyrightiltasi copyrighteiltasi
allative copyrightillesi copyrighteillesi
essive copyrightinasi copyrighteinasi
translative copyrightiksesi copyrighteiksesi
abessive copyrightittasi copyrighteittasi
instructive
comitative copyrighteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative copyrightimme copyrightimme
accusative nom. copyrightimme copyrightimme
gen. copyrightimme
genitive copyrightimme copyrightiemme
partitive copyrightiamme copyrightejamme
inessive copyrightissamme copyrighteissamme
elative copyrightistamme copyrighteistamme
illative copyrightiimme copyrighteihimme
adessive copyrightillamme copyrighteillamme
ablative copyrightiltamme copyrighteiltamme
allative copyrightillemme copyrighteillemme
essive copyrightinamme copyrighteinamme
translative copyrightiksemme copyrighteiksemme
abessive copyrightittamme copyrighteittamme
instructive
comitative copyrighteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative copyrightinne copyrightinne
accusative nom. copyrightinne copyrightinne
gen. copyrightinne
genitive copyrightinne copyrightienne
partitive copyrightianne copyrightejanne
inessive copyrightissanne copyrighteissanne
elative copyrightistanne copyrighteistanne
illative copyrightiinne copyrighteihinne
adessive copyrightillanne copyrighteillanne
ablative copyrightiltanne copyrighteiltanne
allative copyrightillenne copyrighteillenne
essive copyrightinanne copyrighteinanne
translative copyrightiksenne copyrighteiksenne
abessive copyrightittanne copyrighteittanne
instructive
comitative copyrighteinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative copyrightinsa copyrightinsa
accusative nom. copyrightinsa copyrightinsa
gen. copyrightinsa
genitive copyrightinsa copyrightiensa
partitive copyrightiaan
copyrightiansa
copyrightejaan
copyrightejansa
inessive copyrightissaan
copyrightissansa
copyrighteissaan
copyrighteissansa
elative copyrightistaan
copyrightistansa
copyrighteistaan
copyrighteistansa
illative copyrightiinsa copyrighteihinsa
adessive copyrightillaan
copyrightillansa
copyrighteillaan
copyrighteillansa
ablative copyrightiltaan
copyrightiltansa
copyrighteiltaan
copyrighteiltansa
allative copyrightilleen
copyrightillensa
copyrighteilleen
copyrighteillensa
essive copyrightinaan
copyrightinansa
copyrighteinaan
copyrighteinansa
translative copyrightikseen
copyrightiksensa
copyrighteikseen
copyrighteiksensa
abessive copyrightittaan
copyrightittansa
copyrighteittaan
copyrighteittansa
instructive
comitative copyrighteineen
copyrighteinensa

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English copyright.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.pi.ʁajt/
  • (file)

Noun

copyright m (plural copyrights)

  1. copyright
    Il était … une petite grenouille
    Copyright Clé International, Paris 1986.
    There Once Was… a Little Frog
    Copyright Clé International, Paris 1986.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.piˈrajt/, /ˌkɔ.piˈrajt/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ajt

Noun

copyright m

  1. copyright

References

  1. copyright in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. copyright in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɔ.piˈwaj.t͡ʃi/ [ˌkɔ.piˈwaɪ̯.t͡ʃi]

Noun

copyright m (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of copirraite

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright.

Noun

copyright n (uncountable)

  1. copyright

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright.

Noun

copyright m (plural copyrights)

  1. copyright

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

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