as in patents
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 copyrights
The suit seeks statutory damages as well as an injunction that would block Midjourney from infringing on WB’s copyrights.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The domestic and international protections afforded by patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret law supports the need for identifying the location of the IP.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Cost, Cave and copyrights Still, that does not guarantee that the sculpture will be reinstalled.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The domestic and international protections afforded by patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secret law supports the need for identifying the location of the IP.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Cost, Cave and copyrights Still, that does not guarantee that the sculpture will be reinstalled.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Copyrights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyrights. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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