copyrightcop‧y‧right /ˈkɒpiraɪt $ ˈkɑː-/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
Who owns the copyright of this book? The database will be protected by copyright.infringement/breach of copyright (=when you break the copyright laws)—copyright adjective: copyright material—copyright verb [transitive]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a violation of copyright laws
- Mitchell's family owns the copyrights to her book.
- Descriptions or drawings of ideas are also afforded some protection under copyright law.
- For example, in some cases the bill would make it illegal for Internet users to access information not protected by copyright.
- In Britain, copyright exists as soon as a song is recorded on to tape or written on manuscript.
- In other words, should copyright extend to non-literal elements which are not directly perceivable?
- Last April, Kantor identified 38 countries who either denied protection of intellectual property or supported copyright and patent piracy.
- Some businesses are attaching electronic copyright stamps to their work, and the bill would make erasing these stamps illegal.
- There is a typical example among writers, seeking to protect copyright and to negotiate general contract conditions.
WORD SETS
amplitude, nounAV, beam, verbcall letters, nouncall sign, nounconsole, nouncopier, nouncopyright, nouncoverage, nouncryptography, nouncuneiform, adjectivecypher, noundigital, adjectivedigitize, verbdirectional, adjectivedisinformation, noundisquisition, noundisseminate, verbdocument, verbedit, verbeditor, nounelectronic mail, nounemail, nounfax, nounfax, verbfibre optics, nounfrequency, nounindex, nouninformation science, nouninformation technology, nounintercom, nounloudhailer, nounloudspeaker, nounmedia, nounmedia studies, nounmedium, nounmicrofilm, nounmonitor, nounmultimedia, adjectivenetwork, nounnetwork, verbnews conference, nounnewsreel, nounnonverbal, adjectiveopinion-makers, nounoptical fibre, nounover, adverboverhead, nounoverhead projector, nounPA, nounpage, verbpager, nounpalimpsest, nounpapyrus, nounpenmanship, nounradio beacon, nounradio-cassette player, nounradiogram, nounrecord, nounreissue, verbreportage, nounscramble, verbsemaphore, nounsmoke signal, nounsound wave, nounsurfing, nounTannoy, nountelecommunications, nountransceiver, nountransponder, nounvideo conferencing, nounVideotex, nounvoice print, nounwalkie-talkie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The database will be protected by copyright.
the legal right to be the only producer or seller of a book, play, film, or record for a specific length of time: The database will be protected by copyright. (=when you break the copyright laws)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· an accountant who knows about tax law
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Neither the federal copyright law nor guidelines mentioned above apply to copying computer software, and such copying is not fair use.
NOUN· An endorsement like that may make Mr Koons forget all about losing his six-figure copyright infringement suit.· They look for potential copyright infringement and verify names, phone numbers and addresses included in scripts.· Additional damages are also provided for as they are for copyright infringement and the unregistered design right generally.· These three important exceptions to copyright infringement are described and examined below.
· Descriptions or drawings of ideas are also afforded some protection under copyright law.· The industry released the figures after a federal court ruled this month that the service helped users to violate music copyright laws.· Essentially, copyright law does not prevent this as long as the original program is not copied or adapted.· To do so would breach copyright laws.· Neither the federal copyright law nor guidelines mentioned above apply to copying computer software, and such copying is not fair use.· Publications are not available for loan, but photocopying within the terms of copyright law is available.· This will include newspaper cuttings and the references referred to above, although taking care not to breach copyright laws.
· Oxford has almost unparalleled library facilities in the Bodleian, which is a copyright library.· The situation in Oxbridge and London is clearly less serious, since there the copyright libraries are to hand.
· Pictorial matter released by the Euro Disney Company is indicated by the copyright notice © Disney.· According to the then-prevailing legal opinion, a copyright notice would have tainted its trade secret protections.
· A literal copy of a computer program infringes copyright if made without the consent of the copyright owner.
· In some respects, the decision strengthens copyright protection for computer programs.· Even if copyright protection of computer programs is developed by the courts to become stronger, the Act does contain safeguards.· The scope of the copyright protection, however, is not always clear.· The deposit of a thesis in a library gives no guarantee of copyright protection.· The threshold for copyright protection in the United Kingdom is low compared to some other countries.
VERB· It was held that the defendant had infringed copyright by copying the two-line moving cursor menu.· A literal copy of a computer program infringes copyright if made without the consent of the copyright owner.
· In such an example, the photographer will own the copyright of the photograph and the artist copyright in the original work.· Who owns the copyright when there is more than one author?· However, this does mean that your organisation must own the copyright of all the pictures you send out.
· There is a typical example among writers, seeking to protect copyright and to negotiate general contract conditions.· For example, in some cases the bill would make it illegal for Internet users to access information not protected by copyright.· These programs are, of course, protected by copyright.· It is easy to protect your songs' copyrights.· Some computer inventions have to be protected by copyright rather than patents.· It needs to be borne in mind that the computer program will be protected by copyright law regardless of the patent situation.· Drawings are prepared for most designs and drawings are protected by copyright as artistic works, irrespective of artistic quality.· In general, the photograph will be protected by copyright which will be owned by the publisher or perhaps a freelance photographer.
· The industry released the figures after a federal court ruled this month that the service helped users to violate music copyright laws.· Registration and deposit are also necessary before a court can take certain actions against those who violate a copyright.· What are the penalties for violating a copyright?
Who owns the copyright of this book? The database will be protected by copyright.infringement/breach of copyright (=when you break the copyright laws)—copyright adjective: copyright material—copyright verb [transitive]