copyright; publishing rights
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
copyright; right of authorship
formalStandard legal term referring to intellectual property rights for creative works.
The copyright of this novel belongs to the author themselves.
Using others' copyrighted works without authorization is an act of copyright infringement.
noun
publishing and distribution rights
formalRefers to the commercial rights granted to a publisher via a publishing contract.
This publishing house obtained the five-year publishing rights for this popular science book.
The overseas publishing and distribution rights of this comic have been bid on by multiple film and television companies.
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The publishing house must complete the printing and distribution of the work within the copyright term.
He sold the publishing rights of his essay collection to a well-known domestic cultural publishing house.
Pirates used the copyrighted content of this film without permission.