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the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time
His family still holds the copyright to his songs. laws that protect copyrights
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The Trust's income is dependent on EMI's ability to maintain copyright rights, with most copyrights expiring between 2018 and 2118.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
According to a Sunday filing in New York federal court that was reviewed by USA TODAY on Monday, Jack and Meg White — who dissolved the band in 2011 — voluntarily dismissed the copyright infringement lawsuit.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
The More-Than-Human-Life (Moth) Project, an initiative that works to advance non-human rights, has petitioned Ecuador's copyright office to recognise the Los Cedros forest as the co-creator of a song composed there.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The appeals court agreed, saying that protecting the elements could stifle creativity, and that Sheeran's and Gaye's songs were not similar enough for Sheeran's to have infringed on Structured Asset Sales' copyright.
—Blake Brittain, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
According to a Sunday filing in New York federal court that was reviewed by USA TODAY on Monday, Jack and Meg White — who dissolved the band in 2011 — voluntarily dismissed the copyright infringement lawsuit.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
The More-Than-Human-Life (Moth) Project, an initiative that works to advance non-human rights, has petitioned Ecuador's copyright office to recognise the Los Cedros forest as the co-creator of a song composed there.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The appeals court agreed, saying that protecting the elements could stifle creativity, and that Sheeran's and Gaye's songs were not similar enough for Sheeran's to have infringed on Structured Asset Sales' copyright.
—Blake Brittain, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Copyright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyright. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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