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
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The lack of regulation and investment, particularly around copyright and financing, has placed limits on growth.
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
The Bookseller says that Penguin Random House appears to be the first major publisher to account for AI on its copyright page.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
The decision was also made in part because the copyright laws in the UK are very different from those in the U.S.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Respond to legal claims of contract breach or copyright violation or anticompetitive conduct?
—Gillian Hadfield, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
The Bookseller says that Penguin Random House appears to be the first major publisher to account for AI on its copyright page.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
The decision was also made in part because the copyright laws in the UK are very different from those in the U.S.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Respond to legal claims of contract breach or copyright violation or anticompetitive conduct?
—Gillian Hadfield, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Copyright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyright. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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