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Noun: copyright  'kópee`rIt
  1. A document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
    - right of first publication
Verb: copyright  'kópee`rIt
  1. Secure a copyright on a written work
    "did you copyright your manuscript?"

Derived forms: copyrighting, copyrights, copyrighted

Type of: document, legal right, papers, procure, secure, written document

Encyclopedia: Copyright Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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