copyright symbols
Legal protection glyphs
Copyright symbols are typographic marks indicating intellectual property protection.
The most common is ©, which denotes general copyright. ℗ indicates sound recording copyright (the P stands for phonogram). ™ marks an unregistered trademark, while ® indicates a registered trademark.
These symbols alert others that material is legally protected: © 2024 All Rights Reserved.
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- protectionGuarding against harm
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- legal noticeRequired official announcement
- creative workOriginal artistic production
work for hire · authorship · glyph · license · ownership · fair use · infringement · public domain · plagiarism · cease and desist · royalty · artistic expression · watermark · trademark · registered trademark · distinctive marks · licensing agreements · design patents
copyright symbolsuncopyrighted
Without intellectual property rights
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