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# copyright

noun (copyright, copyrights; usually uncountable); verb (copyright, copyrights, copyrighted, copyrighting); adjective (copyright)

«copyright» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (law) Copyright is the legal right of the person who made a book, song, picture, film or program to decide who can copy, sell or use it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/#m1)
2. To copyright something is to get or claim this right over it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, pupils learn not to copy others' work or pictures without permission, and to give credit to sources. The symbol © shows copyright. Phrases: «under copyright», «copyright holder», «out of copyright», «breach of copyright».

### Examples

- The author owns the copyright to her books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/#x1)
- You can't put that song in your video without permission; it is under copyright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/#x2)
- The © sign shows who owns the copyright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/#x3)
- Very old stories are out of copyright, so anyone can print them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/#x4)
- Our class asked permission to use the photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/#x5)
- Copying a whole website and calling it yours breaks copyright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/#x6)
- I have only been enabled to do this by the courtesy of those who owned the copyright of these stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: copyright, not «copywrite» (copywriting is writing adverts, a different thing). Copyright does not last forever; after a long time works become «public domain». Plagiarism (passing off someone's work as yours) is wrong even when copying is allowed.

## In Jewish tradition

In school, pupils learn not to copy others' work or pictures without permission, and to give credit to sources. The symbol © shows copyright. Phrases: «under copyright», «copyright holder», «out of copyright», «breach of copyright».

### Examples

- Copyright infringement liability can be quite severe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/copyright/#x1)
- It has survived long enough for the copyright to expire and the book to enter the public domain. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/copyright/#x2)
- A public domain book is one that was never subject to copyright or whose legal copyright term has expired. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/copyright/#x3)

### Note

Spelling: copyright, not «copywrite» (copywriting is writing adverts, a different thing). Copyright does not last forever; after a long time works become «public domain». Plagiarism (passing off someone's work as yours) is wrong even when copying is allowed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «copyright» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copyright/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«copyright» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/copyright.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «copyright» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/copyright/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«copyright» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/copyright.html) on Mova free.