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But they can't open source it, since MS (and possibly others) own large parts of the copyright.

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Quick take

(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of copyright gathered in one view.

noun

(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.

noun

(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for copyright.

noun

(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.

See also: proprietary, copyrighted

noun

(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.

See also: proprietary, copyrighted

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

See also: proprietary, copyrighted

verb

(transitive, informal, nonstandard) To flag for copyright violation, to copystrike.

See also: proprietary, copyrighted

Example sentences

But they can't open source it, since MS (and possibly others) own large parts of the copyright.

Besides, the very first copyright like laws were made exactly to avoid such an adversarial situation.

Someone pointed out that this didn't seem fair or just, and after a bunch of arguments and legislation, copyright was born.

Did the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 not shift the burden of policing copyright from the copyright holder to colleges and universities under threat of withholding federal financial assistance for non-compliance?

The paper started with examples of entrepreneurial success that depend heavily upon government regulation; namely the artificial scarcity generated from copyright and patents.

The fact that the copyright system has been abused by corporate interests doesn't mean we should blindly throw out one of the cornerstones of the Western world.

They said they disclosed that only to copyright owners (that is, the labels).

I guess you can't blame the MoMA for using their money differently, and you'd rather blame it on the copyright mess.

I'm flagging this because the website has several ebooks which are clearly under copyright (e.g.

It is with this paragraph the Steve's ignorance to the societal and legal foundations around intellectual property and exclusive copyright are brought to full attention.

No, I don´t like using their data for anything cause of possible copyright issues.

Quote examples

As a citizen I would fell better knowing that a Law define what can and cannot be erase instead of bargaining on the promise of a Big Company: "Don't be evil" An ideal solution would be that an international treaty globaly redefine for the best all the laws about copyright which are all utterly outdated and inappropriate for digital media.

I have my own label and own the copyright on some of my albums, but when I turned to my distributor, the response was, “You can’t see the deal, but you could have your lawyer call our lawyer and we might answer some questions.” At some point, you signed a contract with that distributor.