copyright

From copy +‎ right.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒpiˌɹaɪt/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: copy‧right
• Rhymes: -aɪt

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^[1]:

     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.

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.

2. (transitive, informal, nonstandard) To flag for copyright violation, to copystrike.

   I won’t play this track, I don’t wanna get copyrighted.

• copyrightable

• copyfight
• copyleft
• copyright infringement
• exclusive right
• copywrong

Borrowed from English copyright.

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

copyright inan

1. copyright

• “copyright”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia

From English copyright.

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

copyright

1. Synonym of tekijänoikeus (“copyright”)

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

• “copyright”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Borrowed from English copyright.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.pi.ʁajt/

• Audio:

  (file)

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.

• “copyright”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright.

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

copyright m

1. copyright

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright

copyright m (invariable)

1. Alternative form of copirraite

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright.

copyright n (uncountable)

1. copyright

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright.

copyright m (plural copyrights)

1. copyright

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.

• “copyright”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28