different between policies vs copyright

English

Noun

policies

1. plural of policy

Verb

policies

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of policy

Catalan

Noun

policies

1. plural of policia

For Wiktionary's copyrights, see Wiktionary:Copyrights

English

Etymology

copy +? right

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?pi??a?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?pi??a?t/
• Hyphenation: copy?right

Noun

copyright (usually uncountable, plural copyrights)

1. (uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.

   Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.

2. (countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.

   The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.

Derived terms

• copyright trap

Translations

Verb

copyright (third-person singular simple present copyrights, present participle copyrighting, simple past and past participle copyrighted)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
   • 2002, Spider-Man (film)

     J. J. Jameson: The Green Goblin. You like that? Made it up myself. These weirdos all gotta have a name now. Hoffman! Call the patent office, copyright the name "Green Goblin". I want a quarter every time somebody says it.

Derived terms

• copyrightable

Translations

See also

• copyfight
• copyleft
• copyright infringement
• exclusive right
• copywrong

Finnish

Noun

copyright

1. copyright

Declension

Synonyms

• tekijänoikeus

French

Etymology

From English copyright

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.pi.?ajt/

Noun

copyright m (plural copyrights)

1. copyright

Italian

Etymology

From English copyright

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.pi?rajt/, /k?.pi?rajt/, (high-style, less-preferred) /?k?.pi.rajt/

Noun

copyright m (plural copyright)

1. copyright

Spanish

Noun

copyright m (plural copyrights)

1. copyright