Copyright

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
 * 3)  The copyright symbol ©, a circumscribed C.

Verb

 * 1) To place under a copyright.
 * 2) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

Adjectives for Copyright
valid; worldwide; global; international; joint; electronic; fair use; ineffective; disregarded; popular; online; expired;

Thesaurus
trademark, umbrella, underwrite, uphold, warrant, windscreen, windshield, aegis, arm, arm guard, armor, backstop, blank check, bless, bound, buffer, bulwark, bumper, carte blanche, certificate of invention, champion, cloak, compass about, condition, confine, conserve, contain, contraceptive, cover, crash helmet, cushion, dashboard, defend, discipline, dispensation, dodger, draw the line, ensure, face mask, favor, fence, fend, fender, finger guard, foot guard, franchise, freedom, fuse, goggles, governor, grant, guarantee, guard, guardrail, hand guard, handrail, harbor, hard hat, haven, hedge about, helmet, immunity, indulgence, insulation, insure, interlock, keep, keep alive, keep from harm, keep intact, keep inviolate, keep safe, keep up, knee guard, knuckle guard, laminated glass, liberty, license, life preserver, lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, limit, maintain, make safe, mask, moderate, mudguard, narrow, nestle, nose guard, not destroy, not endanger, not expend, not use up, not waste, pad, padding, palladium, patent, pilot, police, preserve, preventive, privilege, prophylactic, protect, protective clothing, protective umbrella, qualify, register, registered trademark, restrain, restrict, ride shotgun for, safeguard, safety, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail, safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, save, scant, screen, seat belt, secure, service mark, shelter, shield, shin guard, shroud, spare, special favor, specialize, stint, straiten, sun helmet, support, sustain, trade name,

Derived terms

 * copyrightable

Noun

 * Armenian: հեղինակային իրավունք (heġinakayin iravunk')
 * Bulgarian: авторско право
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (bǎnquán)
 * Min Nan: (pán-kôan)
 * Dutch: auteursrecht
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: depends on the kind of law applicable: droit d'auteur (right always owned by the author), copyright  (right attached to the work)
 * German:


 * Ido: autoryuro
 * Japanese: 著作権 (ちょさくけん, chosakuken)
 * Polish: prawo autorskie
 * Portuguese: direitos autorais m pl
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: avtorske pravice
 * Spanish: derechos de autor m pl
 * Swedish:, upphovsrätt, upphovsrättsskydd
 * Vietnamese: bản quyền
 * Welsh: hawlfraint


 * Finnish:


 * Welsh: symbol hawlfraint

Verb

 * Dutch: onder auteursrecht plaatsen
 * Finnish: suojata tekijänoikeudella
 * Slovene: avtorsko zaščititi


 * Swedish: upphovsrättsskydda
 * Welsh: hawlfreintio


 * Finnish: suojata tekijänoikeudella

Noun

 * 1) copyright

Synonyms

 * tekijänoikeus