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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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Fans were quick to point out, however, that the content warning does little to silence the fears of artists that the technology will result in widespread copyright infringement − violations that will remain unpunished on a technicality.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Judge Katherine Polk Failla dismissed the latter earlier today in New York court, explaining that the commonalities between songs were not protectable under copyright law.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Monday’s ruling states the assessment of the copyright claims will depend on whether or not the band can successfully rescind their contracts with UMG, thus regaining ownership of the copyrights.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Differentiating and choosing between both public and private data will invite copyright and intellectual property arguments.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Judge Katherine Polk Failla dismissed the latter earlier today in New York court, explaining that the commonalities between songs were not protectable under copyright law.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Monday’s ruling states the assessment of the copyright claims will depend on whether or not the band can successfully rescind their contracts with UMG, thus regaining ownership of the copyrights.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Differentiating and choosing between both public and private data will invite copyright and intellectual property arguments.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for copyright
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“Copyright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyright. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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