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copyright

[kop-ee-rahyt] / ˈkɒp iˌraɪt /
NOUN
intellectual property
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Media companies have argued that this amounts to copyright theft that draws readers away from their platforms, posing a serious threat to their businesses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“We’re selling these five, and people can take the copyright and put them on coffee mugs, or make an AI movie, or whatever they want to do with them,” O’Meara said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“As is our regular practice, we send copyright notices to unauthorized websites that post copyrighted content from CBS and our network/studio talent,” the spokesperson asserted, insisting the copyright enforcement was simply routine intellectual-property protection.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Dr Amy Thomas, a lecturer in intellectual property and information law at the University of Glasgow, said identifying someone was not the same as proving copyright infringement.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

In exchange for a low salary, he negotiated with John Houseman and Orson Welles to give him the copyright of any scripts he wrote.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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