copyright

Universal Words noun, adjective, verb noun [U,C] ~ (in / on sth) if a person or an organization holds the copyright on a piece of writing, music, etc., they are the only people who have the legal right to publish, broadcast, perform it etc., and other people must ask their permission to use it or any part of it: Who owns the copyright on this song? * Copyright expires seventy years after the death of the author. * They were sued for breach / infringement of copyright. adjective (abbreviation C) protected by copyright; not allowed to be copied without permission: copyright material verb [VN] to get the copyright for sth