COPYRIGHTED

copyrighted

(adjective) (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright; “permission to publish copyright material”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

copyrighted (not comparable)

(legal) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.

Antonyms

• public domain

• uncopyrighted

Verb

copyrighted

simple past tense and past participle of copyright

Source: Wiktionary


COPYRIGHT

Cop"y*right, n.

Definition: The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books.

Note: In the United States a copyright runs for the term of twenty- eight years, with right of renewal for fourteen years on certain conditions. International copyright, an author's right in his productions as secured by treaty between nations.

Cop"y*right`, v. t.

Definition: To secure a copyright on.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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