as in patent
the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time
His family still holds the copyright to his songs. laws that protect copyrights
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The production designer also used her own old family photos to ensure there wouldn’t be any snags in copyright clearance and licensing.
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Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
Their false-ownership counterclaim — accusing Hill of misrepresenting authorship in copyright filings — survived an anti-SLAPP motion to strike in September 2024; Hill has appealed that ruling to the Ninth Circuit.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
The company recently rolled out Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model, which ran into immediate copyright infringement issues and drew criticism after it was used to create deepfakes of historical figures including Martin Luther King Jr.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Rahmani said disgorgement is not common in most cases, but it is seen in copyright infringement cases.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
Their false-ownership counterclaim — accusing Hill of misrepresenting authorship in copyright filings — survived an anti-SLAPP motion to strike in September 2024; Hill has appealed that ruling to the Ninth Circuit.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
The company recently rolled out Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model, which ran into immediate copyright infringement issues and drew criticism after it was used to create deepfakes of historical figures including Martin Luther King Jr.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Rahmani said disgorgement is not common in most cases, but it is seen in copyright infringement cases.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyright
patent
Noun
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The shoes are crafted from a glossy white patent calf leather, which makes the brand’s signature red sole pop even more.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Clinical trials showed that ivermectin didn’t work, but COVID skeptics viewed medicine’s rejection of it as part of a conspiracy by Big Pharma against a cheap, off-patent drug.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Copyright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyright. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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