Synonyms of copyright

copyright

noun

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

Related Words

• patent
• label
• trademark
• logo
• brand
• stamp
• trade name
• brand name
• emblem
• imprint
• hallmark
• service mark
• mark
• collective mark

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of copyright

The series had been subject to a copyright lawsuit, but this was settled last year, as Deadline revealed last year. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

This is not the first time Peyton has faced allegations of copyright infringement. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit asks for a jury trial, an injunction against ongoing and future copyright infringement and unspecified damages. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

For example, last week indie music publisher Round Hill Music sued Suno and Anthropic, accusing the two AI companies of copyright infringement by illegally scraping hundreds of its songs to train their models without permission. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026