Antonyms for copyright

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kop-ee-rahyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒp iˌraɪt

Definition of copyright

Origin : "the right to make or sell copies," 1735, from copy + right (n.). As a verb, from 1806 (implied in past participle adjective copyrighted).

As in monopoly : noun something held, owned exclusively
As in intellectual property : noun protected property created by original thought
As in monopolize : verb dominate, control

Example sentences :

No epoch of time can claim a copyright in these immortal fables.
Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Those, it will be remembered, were the days before Anglo-American copyright.
Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume II » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Fisheries, copyright, and even customs' duties, are instances in point.
Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) » by John Morley

I said I had a copyright of my own face, if we were engaged!
Extract from : « The Lightning Conductor Discovers America » by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

It is a pity traitors' heads are nowadays their own copyright.
Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss

A "copyright" in heads is a good suggestion, and coming from a publisher too!
Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss

Clemens's idea for copyright betterment was not a fixed one.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

They are all copyright titles, and will not be found in any other publisher's list.
Extract from : « The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service » by James R. Driscoll

Copyright may therefore be said to be the legal recognition of brain-work as property.
Extract from : « International Copyright » by George Haven Putnam

The copyright was granted "to authors," without any restriction as to nationality.
Extract from : « International Copyright » by George Haven Putnam

Synonyms for copyright

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