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

Songs typically carry two copyrights — one for the composition, usually held by songwriters and their publishers, and one for the sound recording, usually owned by the label. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Experiments with the tech raise thorny questions over everything from copyright and creative authorship to the future of models, photographers and other image-makers. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

Yabloko was struck off only days after being registered for the election after a pro-Kremlin nationalist party, Rodina (Motherland in Russian), brought a lawsuit against the party alleging foreign financing and copyright violations. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

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