copyright
The legal right to control who can copy or use your original writing, art, music, or other creative work.
The exclusive legal right given to the creator of an original work to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display it, and to authorize others to do so.
To get legal protection for your writing, art, music, or other creative work so no one can copy it without permission.
To obtain or register legal protection for an original work so that others cannot use it without permission.
- Base: copyright
- Plural: copyright, copyrights
- Base: copyright
- 3rd Person Singular: copyrights
- Present Participle: copyrighting
- Past: copyrighted
copyright holder
1Owner of legal rights to a work
The person or group that owns the legal right to control who uses a creative work.
- You must contact the copyright holder before reproducing the article.
- The copyright holder decided not to license the song.
copyright infringement
1Illegal use of protected work
Using someone else's work without permission when it is protected by law.
- The website was sued for copyright infringement after posting movies without permission.
- Copyright infringement can lead to heavy fines and legal action.
copyright infringement
2unauthorized use of copyrighted work
Using someone else's book, song, video, image, or software without permission when copyright protects it.
- Uploading the entire film to a public website would be copyright infringement.
- The photographer sued the company for copyright infringement after it used her image in an ad.
- The platform removes videos when it receives valid copyright infringement complaints.
- Copying a song for a commercial video may be copyright infringement.
- The website was closed because of copyright infringement.
under copyright
1Protected by copyright law
When a work is protected by law so others cannot copy or use it without permission.
- This image is under copyright and cannot be used without permission.
- Most modern books are still under copyright.