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
- 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
- absorb
- acquire
- bogart
- cartel
- consortium
- consume
- copyright
- corner
- corner the market
- devour
- employ
- engross
- exclude
- exercise control
- have
- hog
- hold
- holding
- IP
- keep to oneself
- lock up
- manage
- oligopoly
- own
- own exclusively
- ownership
- patent
- pool
- possess
- possessorship
- proprietorship
- restrain
- sew up
- sit on
- syndicate
- take over
- take up
- trade secret
- trademark
- trust
- use
- utilize
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