copyrighted

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cop•y•right /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/   n. 

1. Law the legal ownership and control of a literary, musical, artistic, or other work:
   [uncountable] There is no copyright for this book in certain countries.
   [countable] I have a copyright on that software.

adj. 

2. Law of or relating to copyrights:
   copyright laws.
3. Law Also, ˈcop•yˌright•ed. protected by copyright.

v. [~ + object]

4. Law to secure a copyright on:
   The book was copyrighted in 1982.

cop•y•right•a•ble, adj. 
cop•y•right•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cop•y•right  (kop′ē rīt′), n. 

1. Lawmaking the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 50 years after his or her death.

adj. 

2. Law of or pertaining to copyrights.
3. Law Also, cop′y•right′ed. protected by copyright.

v.t. 

4. Law to secure a copyright on.

• copy + right 1725–35

cop′y•right′a•ble, adj. 
cop′y•right′er, n. 

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copyright / ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt/ noun

1. the exclusive right to produce copies and to control an original literary, musical, or artistic work, granted by law for a specified number of years (in Britain, usually 70 years from the death of the author, composer, etc, or from the date of publication if later)

adjective

1. (of a work, etc) subject to or controlled by copyright

verb

1. (transitive) to take out a copyright on