Copyright
noun
The legal ownership of creative works and ideas.
She holds the copyright to her book, preventing others from selling it without her permission.
Often appears as...
- copyright infringement
- copyright law
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verb
To get the legal ownership to protect creative works and ideas.
He copyrighted his new song to prevent illegal use of it.
Often appears as...
- copyright a book
- copyright a song
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Academic
noun
The legal ownership of creative works and ideas.
She holds the copyright to her book, preventing others from selling it without her permission.
Often appears as...
- copyright infringement
- copyright law
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To get the legal ownership to protect creative works and ideas.
He copyrighted his new song to prevent illegal use of it.
Often appears as...
- copyright a book
- copyright a song
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Not Just Books
Copyright applies to various media, including music, art, and software, not only written works.
The video game developer has the copyright for the game's graphics and code.
Pro Tip 2/3Duration Limit
Copyright protection doesn't last forever. It typically ends 70 years after the creator's death.
After the copyright expires, the book becomes public domain.
Pro Tip 3/3Fair Use Exception
There are exceptions to copyright. 'Fair use' allows limited use, like for education or commentary.
Students used the copyrighted song in a classroom presentation, which is fair use.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Just Books
Copyright applies to various media, including music, art, and software, not only written works.
The video game developer has the copyright for the game's graphics and code.
Pro Tip 2/3Duration Limit
Copyright protection doesn't last forever. It typically ends 70 years after the creator's death.
After the copyright expires, the book becomes public domain.
Pro Tip 3/3Fair Use Exception
There are exceptions to copyright. 'Fair use' allows limited use, like for education or commentary.
Students used the copyrighted song in a classroom presentation, which is fair use.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Just Books
Copyright applies to various media, including music, art, and software, not only written works.
The video game developer has the copyright for the game's graphics and code.
Pro Tip 2/3Duration Limit
Copyright protection doesn't last forever. It typically ends 70 years after the creator's death.
After the copyright expires, the book becomes public domain.
Pro Tip 3/3Fair Use Exception
There are exceptions to copyright. 'Fair use' allows limited use, like for education or commentary.
Students used the copyrighted song in a classroom presentation, which is fair use.
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How YouTube thinks about...
so if you're in the audience today or maybe you're watching this talk in some other time or place you are participant in the digital rights ecosystem and whether you're an artist a technologist a lawyer or a fan the handling of copyright directly impacts your life now rights management is no longer
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Rethinking media PIPE Ted...
about in terms of copyright law intellectual property this isn't just the same old way we used to think about culture and resistance you know that would be punk that would be indie that would be anarchist bakeries you know all those scary things that we're supposed to be afraid of instead it's a
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Margaret Stewart: How...
or maybe you're watching this talk in some other time or place, you are a participant in the digital rights ecosystem. Whether you're an artist, a technologist, a lawyer or a fan, the handling of copyright directly impacts your life. Rights management is no longer
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How did Dracula become...
without paying royalties. Despite changes in character names and minor plot points, the parallels were obvious, and the studio was sued into bankruptcy. To prevent more plagiarism attempts, Stoker's widow decided to establish copyright
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Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
Well, it turns out that it's actually not illegal. In the fashion industry, there's very little intellectual property protection. They have trademark protection, but no copyright protection and no patent protection to speak of.
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Lessons from fashion's...
copyright protection and no patent protection to speak of all they have really is trademark protection and so it means that anybody could copy any garment on any person in this room and sell it as their own design the only
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A brief history of...
But this means that protected information, whether copyrights, proprietary materials, or state secrets can also be represented as numbers, so possessing or publishing these numbers may be treated as a criminal offense.
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Defend our freedom to...
They want to raise the cost of copyright compliance to the point where people simply get out of the business of offering it as a capability to amateurs. Now the way they propose to do this is to identify sites
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Lawrence Lessig:...
a respect for ownership, the respect we should give the creator, the remixer, the owner, the property owner, the copyright owner of this extraordinarily powerful stuff, and not a generation of sharecroppers.
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Paper towns and why...
often, mapmakers will insert fake places onto their maps, in order to protect their copyright. Because then, if my fake place shows up on your map, I can be well and truly sure that you have robbed me.
Video examples
How YouTube thinks about...
so if you're in the audience today or maybe you're watching this talk in some other time or place you are participant in the digital rights ecosystem and whether you're an artist a technologist a lawyer or a fan the handling of copyright directly impacts your life now rights management is no longer
Video examples
Rethinking media PIPE Ted...
about in terms of copyright law intellectual property this isn't just the same old way we used to think about culture and resistance you know that would be punk that would be indie that would be anarchist bakeries you know all those scary things that we're supposed to be afraid of instead it's a
Video examples
Margaret Stewart: How...
or maybe you're watching this talk in some other time or place, you are a participant in the digital rights ecosystem. Whether you're an artist, a technologist, a lawyer or a fan, the handling of copyright directly impacts your life. Rights management is no longer
Video examples
How did Dracula become...
without paying royalties. Despite changes in character names and minor plot points, the parallels were obvious, and the studio was sued into bankruptcy. To prevent more plagiarism attempts, Stoker's widow decided to establish copyright
Video examples
Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
Well, it turns out that it's actually not illegal. In the fashion industry, there's very little intellectual property protection. They have trademark protection, but no copyright protection and no patent protection to speak of.
Video examples
Lessons from fashion's...
copyright protection and no patent protection to speak of all they have really is trademark protection and so it means that anybody could copy any garment on any person in this room and sell it as their own design the only
Video examples
A brief history of...
But this means that protected information, whether copyrights, proprietary materials, or state secrets can also be represented as numbers, so possessing or publishing these numbers may be treated as a criminal offense.
Video examples
Defend our freedom to...
They want to raise the cost of copyright compliance to the point where people simply get out of the business of offering it as a capability to amateurs. Now the way they propose to do this is to identify sites
Video examples
Lawrence Lessig:...
a respect for ownership, the respect we should give the creator, the remixer, the owner, the property owner, the copyright owner of this extraordinarily powerful stuff, and not a generation of sharecroppers.
Video examples
Paper towns and why...
often, mapmakers will insert fake places onto their maps, in order to protect their copyright. Because then, if my fake place shows up on your map, I can be well and truly sure that you have robbed me.
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Esther Dyson
American Businesswoman
I think copyright is moral, proper. I think a creator has the right to control the disposition of his or her works - I actually believe that the financial issue is less important than the integrity of the work, the attribution, that kind of stuff.
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Peter Sunde
Swedish Businessman
I'd rather see us sponsor culture by pushing more money to music education, and facilities for your people to create music. It would be much more sane for cultural advancement then extending copyrights.
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Kim Dotcom
German Businessman
I think copyright has its right to exist, absolutely, and I think that it's up to copyright creators to come up with new solutions that deal with the reality of the world we're living in today.
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Jean-Philippe Courtois
French Businessman
Everything that can be associated to ideas, inventions, copyrights, and patents is part of the IP world - at least, that's my definition. That all starts with people. Education is key.
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Howard Berman
American Politician
How much greater would their contributions to the U.S. economy be if U.S. copyright owners could access foreign markets otherwise dominated by pirate product?
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Peter Gabriel
English Musician
I'm a bit cynical that it ever will be addressed properly. I think it is healthy to get some sort of copyright protection. But some of it has gone on forever.
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Rebecca MacKinnon
American Journalist
Laws and mechanisms originally meant to enforce copyright, protect children and fight online crime are abused to silence or intimidate political critics.
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Jon Johansen
Norwegian Celebrity
All over the world copyright holders are trying to limit consumers' rights. We cannot have that.
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Hilton Als
American Writer
People have a copyright on their own life.
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Peter Thiel
American Businessman
We protect monopolies with copyright.
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Esther Dyson
American Businesswoman
I think copyright is moral, proper. I think a creator has the right to control the disposition of his or her works - I actually believe that the financial issue is less important than the integrity of the work, the attribution, that kind of stuff.
Quote examples
Peter Sunde
Swedish Businessman
I'd rather see us sponsor culture by pushing more money to music education, and facilities for your people to create music. It would be much more sane for cultural advancement then extending copyrights.
Quote examples
Kim Dotcom
German Businessman
I think copyright has its right to exist, absolutely, and I think that it's up to copyright creators to come up with new solutions that deal with the reality of the world we're living in today.
Quote examples
Jean-Philippe Courtois
French Businessman
Everything that can be associated to ideas, inventions, copyrights, and patents is part of the IP world - at least, that's my definition. That all starts with people. Education is key.
Quote examples
Howard Berman
American Politician
How much greater would their contributions to the U.S. economy be if U.S. copyright owners could access foreign markets otherwise dominated by pirate product?
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Peter Gabriel
English Musician
I'm a bit cynical that it ever will be addressed properly. I think it is healthy to get some sort of copyright protection. But some of it has gone on forever.
Quote examples
Rebecca MacKinnon
American Journalist
Laws and mechanisms originally meant to enforce copyright, protect children and fight online crime are abused to silence or intimidate political critics.
Quote examples
Jon Johansen
Norwegian Celebrity
All over the world copyright holders are trying to limit consumers' rights. We cannot have that.
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Hilton Als
American Writer
People have a copyright on their own life.
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Peter Thiel
American Businessman
We protect monopolies with copyright.
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