copyright
Definitions
The exclusive legal right to publish, reproduce, and control a creative work.
版权，著作权（出版、复制和控制一部创作作品的专有法律权利）。
To secure legal copyright for a work.
为作品取得版权，登记版权。
Protected by copyright.
受版权保护的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcopy + right = the right to copy. Originally the publisher's right to make copies of a work; today it mainly means the right to stop everyone else from copying without permission.
Root copy still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.copyright law版权法
- 2.copyright infringement侵犯版权
- 3.hold the copyright持有版权
- 4.copyright protection版权保护
- 5.breach of copyright违反版权
Example Sentences
- 1.
The author still holds the copyright to all her early books.
- 2.
Posting the whole film online is a clear copyright violation.
- 3.
The company copyrighted the design before the product launch.
Easily Confused
copyright vs trademark vs patent — copyright protects creative expression (books, music, code). trademark protects brand identifiers (a name, logo, slogan). patent protects inventions (a device, process). A logo is trademarked, a novel is copyrighted, a machine is patented.