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

Issa’s bill would help copyright holders obtain judicial blocking orders to be served to ISPs, domain name resolution services, and virtual private networks. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026

The user supplied the idea, but ideas are generally not protected by copyright. — Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Congress also has a Creative Rights Caucus, focused on copyrights, First Amendment rights and intellectual property rights. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

This has compelled Dylan’s record label to release several copyright-protection packages in the past, though some of them were under-the-radar discs available in just a handful of record stores. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026