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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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Recent Examples of copyright Many of the clips have since been taken down by copyright strikes. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Gifford believes the results bear on the legal question of whether models’ outputs are merely derivative works, with implications for copyright. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Anyone reporting a copyright complaint does so under penalty of perjury, Google warns in its copyright reporting form. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 YouTube had a lot of different lawsuits over copyright infringement at that time. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copyright

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Years later, when the drug’s patent expires, generic manufacturers crowd in and prices sharply fall.

— Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
In the past, Levi’s has made giant 501 jeans to celebrate 501 Day, the day Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received an official patent for using metal rivets to reinforce men’s work pants.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

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