Meaning of "copyright" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF COPYRIGHT

copyright  [ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPYRIGHT

Copyright is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb copyright in English.

WHAT DOES COPYRIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Copyright

Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use and distribution, usually for a limited time, with the intention of enabling the creator of intellectual wealth to receive compensation for their work and be able to financially support themselves. Copyright is a form of intellectual property, applicable to any expressible form of an idea or information that is substantive and discrete. It is often shared, then percentage holders are commonly called rightsholders: legally, contractually and in associated "rights" business functions. Generally rightsholders have "the right to copy", but also the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights. Copyright initially was conceived as a way for government to restrict printing; the contemporary intent of copyright is to promote the creation of new works by giving authors control of and profit from them.

Definition of copyright in the English dictionary

The first definition of copyright in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of copyright is subject to or controlled by copyright. Copyright is also to take out a copyright on.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COPYRIGHT

PRESENT

Present

I copyright

you copyright

he/she/it copyrights

we copyright

you copyright

they copyright

Present continuous

I am copyrighting

you are copyrighting

he/she/it is copyrighting

we are copyrighting

you are copyrighting

they are copyrighting

Present perfect

I have copyrighted

you have copyrighted

he/she/it has copyrighted

we have copyrighted

you have copyrighted

they have copyrighted

Present perfect continuous

I have been copyrighting

you have been copyrighting

he/she/it has been copyrighting

we have been copyrighting

you have been copyrighting

they have been copyrighting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I copyrighted

you copyrighted

he/she/it copyrighted

we copyrighted

you copyrighted

they copyrighted

Past continuous

I was copyrighting

you were copyrighting

he/she/it was copyrighting

we were copyrighting

you were copyrighting

they were copyrighting

Past perfect

I had copyrighted

you had copyrighted

he/she/it had copyrighted

we had copyrighted

you had copyrighted

they had copyrighted

Past perfect continuous

I had been copyrighting

you had been copyrighting

he/she/it had been copyrighting

we had been copyrighting

you had been copyrighting

they had been copyrighting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will copyright

you will copyright

he/she/it will copyright

we will copyright

you will copyright

they will copyright

Future continuous

I will be copyrighting

you will be copyrighting

he/she/it will be copyrighting

we will be copyrighting

you will be copyrighting

they will be copyrighting

Future perfect

I will have copyrighted

you will have copyrighted

he/she/it will have copyrighted

we will have copyrighted

you will have copyrighted

they will have copyrighted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been copyrighting

you will have been copyrighting

he/she/it will have been copyrighting

we will have been copyrighting

you will have been copyrighting

they will have been copyrighting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would copyright

you would copyright

he/she/it would copyright

we would copyright

you would copyright

they would copyright

Conditional continuous

I would be copyrighting

you would be copyrighting

he/she/it would be copyrighting

we would be copyrighting

you would be copyrighting

they would be copyrighting

Conditional perfect

I would have copyright

you would have copyright

he/she/it would have copyright

we would have copyright

you would have copyright

they would have copyright

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been copyrighting

you would have been copyrighting

he/she/it would have been copyrighting

we would have been copyrighting

you would have been copyrighting

they would have been copyrighting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you copyright
we let´s copyright
you copyright

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to copyright

Past participle

copyrighted

Present Participle

copyrighting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF COPYRIGHT

Find out the translation of copyright to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of copyright from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «copyright» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 版权
• Translator English - Spanish: derechos de propiedad intelectual
• English: copyright
• Translator English - Hindi: Copyright
• Translator English - Arabic: حُقُوق الطَّبْع والنَشْر
• Translator English - Russian: авторское право
• Translator English - Portuguese: direitos autorais
• Translator English - Bengali: কপিরাইট
• Translator English - French: droits d’auteur
• Translator English - Malay: hak cipta
• Translator English - German: Urheberrecht
• Translator English - Japanese: 版権
• Translator English - Korean: 저작권
• Translator English - Javanese: Hak cipta
• Translator English - Vietnamese: quyền tác giả
• Translator English - Tamil: பதிப்புரிமை
• Translator English - Marathi: कॉपीराइट
• Translator English - Turkish: telif hakkı
• Translator English - Italian: copyright
• Translator English - Polish: prawo autorskie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: авторське право
• Translator English - Romanian: drepturi de autor
• Translator English - Greek: πνευματικά δικαιώματα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kopiereg
• Translator English - Swedish: upphovsrätt
• Translator English - Norwegian: opphavsrett

10 QUOTES WITH «COPYRIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word copyright.

1

Howard Berman

How much greater would their contributions to the U.S. economy be if U.S. copyright owners could access foreign markets otherwise dominated by pirate product?

2

David Boies

Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement? No.

3

David Bowie

The absolute transformation of everything that we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years, and nothing is going to be able to stop it. I see absolutely no point in pretending that it's not going to happen. I'm fully confident that copyright, for instance, will no longer exist in 10 years.

4

Barbara Boxer

If you don't move to protect copyright, if you don't move to protect our children, it's not going to sit well.

5

Garth Brooks

I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright.

6

Bikram Choudhury

When in Rome, I must do as the Romans do. When in America, make Bikram copyright and trademark.

7

David Conyers

The great thing about the Cthulhu shared-world setting is that no one owns the copyright, so I'm not constrained by publisher conventions, and anything I write belongs to me. Other authors who have started their careers by writing Cthulhu tales are Charles Stross, Ramsey Campbell and Brian Lumley, and look at how successful they have become.

8

Richard Curtis

I have no problem selling books to media franchises and we do it all the time. The author must understand that he/she is a writer for hire and has no control over copyright or over editorial changes made to the text.

9

Maximillian Degenerez

A brainy person does not abuse copyright; instead they respect it and uphold it.

10

Chris DeWolfe

Podcasting is not really that different from streaming music, which we've done for quite a long time. Having a traditional podcast that people subscribe to - the hype is ahead of the quality. Podcasting is essentially a download, and you run into copyright issues. What you're left with currently is podcast talk radio.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPYRIGHT»

Discover the use of copyright in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to copyright and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Copyright's Paradox

Tracing the conflict across both traditional and digital media, Netanel examines the remix and copying culture at the heart of current controversies related to the Google Book Search litigation, YouTube and MySpace, hip-hop music, and ...

Neil Weinstock Netanel Professor of Law Univeristy of California at Los Angeles, 2008

Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars

In Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars, William Patry lays bare how we got to where we are: a bloated, punitive legal regime that has strayed far from its modest, but important roots.

William Patry, 2009

Digital copyright

This paperback edition includes an afterword that comments on recent developments, such as the end of the Napster story, the rise of peer-to-peer file sharing, the escalation of a full-fledged copyright war, the filing of lawsuits against ...

Jessica Litman, 2006

Copyright Exceptions: The Digital Impact

Examines why copyright exceptions are necessary and the forces that have shaped the UK legislation.

Robert Burrell, Allison Coleman, 2005

Music and Copyright

The questions raised here are not just about music. They concern the very meaning of intellectual property rights in the context of rapid global and technological change. And they are not just about big business.

Simon Frith, Lee Marshall, 2004

Copyright Law: A Handbook of Contemporary Research

. . this book provides an interesting insight into many aspects of copyright law. It is a useful resource not only for those whose core practice is copyright but also those involved in industries reliant on copyright.

Paul Torremans, 2009

How to Fix Copyright

After outlining how we arrived at our current outmoded copyright system, the author, an attorney for Google Inc., offers a series of pragmatic fixes for the digital age that steer a middle course between an overly expansive interpretation ...

William Patry, 2011

Authors and Owners: The Invention of Copyright

Authors and Owners is at once a fascinating look at an important episode in legal history and a significant contribution to literary and cultural history.

Mark Rose, 1993

Copyright: Examples and Explanations

Now, the proven Examples & Explanations series expands to include a volume on copyright law.

Stephen M. McJohn, 2006

International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice

It is essential reading for scholars and for intellectual property practitioners worldwide. This edition provides new sections on contributory liability of intermediaries and on collective rights management.

Paul Goldstein, P. Bernt Hugenholtz, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPYRIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term copyright is used in the context of the following news items.

MEPs gear up to vote on Europe's copyright 'black spot' report

On Thursday, MEPs will make their opinions on copyright in Europe known – by voting on Pirate Party MEP Julia Reda's review of the ... «The Register, Jul 15»

Oracle: Rimini Street copyright trial to begin in September

NEW DELHI: Oracle said its copyright infringement lawsuit against software support services company Rimini Street and the smaller rival's chief ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Remake of Sambalpuri song runs into copyright storm

Kolkata: What could have been music to the ears of youngsters fed on a diet of remix songs has now turned into deafening noise of copyright ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Copyright And The Public Interest: Not Necessarily Competing Forces

The views expressed in this column are solely those of the authors and are not associated with Intellectual Property Watch. IP-Watch expressly ... «Intellectual Property Watch, Jul 15»

Canadian politicians red faced over Nine Inch Nails copyright …

A group of Canadian politicians have had to withdraw t-shirts promoting their campaign for re-election after it turned out you can't just slap a ... «Complete Music Update, Jul 15»

MFColour Planet sues Safaricom over copyright infringement

Mobile phone service provider Safaricom has been taken to court over alleged infringement of copyright. Colour Planet, a mobile payments ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»

Supreme Court Patent Rulings; Copyright Law and Attorney Fees

In the past two months, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two significant patent cases, one rejecting a good-faith belief in the invalidity of a ... «New York Law Journal, Jul 15»

Company Sends Bogus Copyright Takedown Over Hacking Team …

We've already written about the hack and leak of the Hacking Team and all its emails and files. There are likely to be tons of stories coming out ... «Techdirt, Jul 15»

New Leaked TPP Chapter Shows Countries Converging on Anti …

Under the United States' Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), these safe harbor conditions require Internet intermediaries to comply with a ... «EFF, Jul 15»

Howard's rose-coloured trade glasses ignore copyright lock-in

Last week, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard and US trade ambassador Robert Zoellick had a reunion tour to mark the 10th ... «ZDNet, Jul 15»