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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Recent Examples of copyright
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.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Swift's attorneys have repeatedly denied the allegations in the current and previous lawsuit, arguing for dismissal and noting that Marasco's claims are unsupported and, in many instances, time-barred under federal copyright law.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Sony, Universal Music Group (UMG), and Warner Music Group are eyeing licensing and equity deals to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit against two AI music startups, Suno and Udio, Bloomberg reports.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 June 2025
Nieves was to serve as acting principal deputy librarian of Congress, and Perkins replacing Perlmutter as register of copyrights.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Swift's attorneys have repeatedly denied the allegations in the current and previous lawsuit, arguing for dismissal and noting that Marasco's claims are unsupported and, in many instances, time-barred under federal copyright law.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Sony, Universal Music Group (UMG), and Warner Music Group are eyeing licensing and equity deals to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit against two AI music startups, Suno and Udio, Bloomberg reports.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 June 2025
Nieves was to serve as acting principal deputy librarian of Congress, and Perkins replacing Perlmutter as register of copyrights.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copyright
patent
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As a result, if an AI independently develops a novel trading strategy, the entity deploying that AI could be exposed, without patent protection, copyright coverage, or a clear paper trail.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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One inventor was listed on almost 1,400 patents granted in 2023, which would require nearly four inventions per day.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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“Copyright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyright. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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