Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of copyright In Wednesday's ruling, the appeals court opined that even if some of the records are protected by copyright law, Metro Nashville police could still allow the public to inspect them without running afoul of the law. —

Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026 By the next morning, the Royal Spanish Ice Sports Federation announced that the copyright issue had been resolved. —

Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 Music copyright issues have spurred other skaters in Milan to change their programs in whole or in part for the Olympics, including Canadian ice dance team Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain LeGac. —

Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026 The copyright for each song could be owned by multiple entities. —

Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copyright

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patent

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Snowbank™ Indian Hawthorne is patent-protected and cannot be propagated.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Products derived from nature, such as turmeric, ashwagandha, and elderberry, are difficult to patent in ways that block competitors.

— Elise Felicione, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026