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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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Recent Examples of copyright Sachs is the creator and copyright holder of the Marine Aquarium. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 The copyright case ended with a private settlement and was dismissed. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026 On Sunday, Sam Guichelaar, a flight instructor, tweeted about receiving a copyright infringement notice from Starlink for torrenting the TV show. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026 Endlessly reworked, the cost-effective 699 Superleggera became so popular that producer Cassina had to put an ad in Domus, the magazine Ponti had established three decades earlier, warning about the legal ramifications of copyright infringement. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copyright

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Preparing the paint for commercial use The team has filed a provisional patent application and is developing a transparent protective layer that could help the paint withstand wind and rain.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
These committees oversee legislation like the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), which would restore patent eligibility to critical biotechnology inventions.

— Paul R. Sanberg, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

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