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copyrightable
Variant of copyright
noun
the exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor, etc.: symbol ©
transitive verb
to protect (a book, song, print, etc.) by copyright
adjective
- protected by copyright
- of or pertaining to copyright
Related Forms:
- copyrightable adjective
- copyrighter noun
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