copyright

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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Recent Examples of copyright Another defense for the AHL is copyright misuse, which is an assertion the copyright holder is abusing its control to extort high payments. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024 What would happen to vendors who did not comply with copyright law as outlined by the official? Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024 The lawsuit alleges 34 causes of action, including copyright infringement, false advertising and violations of the Florida unfair trade practices law. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 The Times is among several media organizations suing OpenAI and its partner Microsoft, accusing them of infringing on copyrights by using news articles to train AI systems like ChatGPT. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 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 23 Dec. 2024.

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