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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News outlets, authors and artists have all sued these companies, often alleging copyright infringement, as the AI models consume vast amounts of material on their quest to mimic human intelligence.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Students in the class are helped by mentors such as Jason Berta, who began teaching math at Marist four years ago after practicing patent, trademark and copyright law for 12 years.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
The 52-year-old rapper is suing Meta for $109 million due to copyright infringement.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 June 2025
The legal filing comes less than a year after Eight Mile Style lost its copyright infringement lawsuit against Spotify after five years due to a legal loophole.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 5 June 2025
Students in the class are helped by mentors such as Jason Berta, who began teaching math at Marist four years ago after practicing patent, trademark and copyright law for 12 years.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
The 52-year-old rapper is suing Meta for $109 million due to copyright infringement.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 June 2025
The legal filing comes less than a year after Eight Mile Style lost its copyright infringement lawsuit against Spotify after five years due to a legal loophole.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyright
patent
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The academics also found that LGBTQ-friendly firms demonstrated an almost 25 percent increase in the number of patent citations, which is broadly considered an indication of how other companies value the innovativeness of a particular patent.—
Josie Cox,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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These include a procedure for a stoma opening and reversal on her bowel for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), heart surgery for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), bronchoscopies and tracheostomy procedures on her airway.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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“Copyright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyright. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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