Definition of Copyright

exclusive legal ownership that is given to someone for something they create

Examples of Copyright in a sentence

If you write a book, you will have it under copyright, and no one can reproduce it without your permission.  🔊

Almost all inventions are subject to copyright today, with the owner maintaining all legal rights over them.  🔊

Every song from a singer is under copyright, meaning that you must ask permission to use it or risk getting sued.  🔊

Under copyright law, songs and other creative content become part of the public domain after several decades.  🔊

I am going to put my invention under copyright so no one else can steal the idea from me without legal repercussions.  🔊

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