Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Copyright"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Copyright \Cop"y*right\, n.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Copyright \Cop"y*right`\, v. t.
To secure a copyright on.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
copyright
adj : (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work)
protected by copyright; "permission to publish
copyright material" [syn: {copyrighted}]
n : a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell
literary or musical or artistic work [syn: {right of
first publication}]
v : secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright
your manuscript?"
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