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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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“Copyright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyright. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of copyright was in 1735
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