copyrighted
Owned by creator
Copyrighted means protected by copyright—the legal right that controls reproduction and distribution of creative works.
A copyrighted book, song, or image cannot be copied or used without permission from the rights holder.
The footage was copyrighted, so we couldn't include it.
The term often appears in warnings: copyrighted material.
Legal rights over inventions
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- trade secretHidden business knowledge
- infringementViolation of rights
violation · breach · lawsuit · damages · penalty · fine · cease and desist · fair use
Ongoing payments to creators
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- sublicenseDerivative usage authorization
- agreementShared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
terms · conditions · fees · distribution · reproduction · broadcasting · streaming · syndication
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- plagiarismUnattributed use of others' work
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
illegal · theft · stolen · copied · reproduced · distributed · downloaded · shared
Kept from harm
- registeredFormally recorded or enrolled
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- digital rights managementAccess control for media
- encryptionConverting data into code
copy protection · anti-piracy · authentication · verification · proprietary · confidential · restricted · all rights reserved
Made available to readers
- authoredWrote and originated
- creationMaking something exist
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
recording · footage · artwork · photograph · software · music · film · broadcast
intellectual property
Legal rights over inventions
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- trade secretHidden business knowledge
infringement · violation · breach · lawsuit · damages · penalty · fine · cease and desist · fair use · public domain
royalties
Ongoing payments to creators
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- sublicenseDerivative usage authorization
- agreementShared position between parties
contract · terms · conditions · fees · distribution · reproduction · broadcasting · streaming · syndication · permission
piracy
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- plagiarismUnattributed use of others' work
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
unauthorized · illegal · theft · stolen · copied · reproduced · distributed · downloaded · shared · torrented
protected
Kept from harm
- registeredFormally recorded or enrolled
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- digital rights managementAccess control for media
encryption · copy protection · anti-piracy · authentication · verification · proprietary · confidential · restricted · all rights reserved · exclusive rights
published
Made available to readers
- authoredWrote and originated
- creationMaking something exist
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
manuscript · recording · footage · artwork · photograph · software · music · film · broadcast · performance
- authorshipauthorship, author bio, byline, attributed, credited
- Product Statusfor sale, sold, available, unavailable, in stock
- documentedfilmed, photographed, recorded, written, logged
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- publication statuspublished, unpublished, in print, out of print, in press
copyrightedpublic domain
Unprotected creative works
uncopyrighted · noncopyrighted · unlicensed · unprotected · unregistered
copyrightedpublic domain
Unprotected creative works
open-source · nonproprietary · creative commons · royalty-free · open access
- copyright enforcementDefending ownership of creative works
- copyright violationUnauthorized use of protected material
- copyright infringementUnauthorized use of protected works
- copyright issuesLegal conflicts over ownership
- copyright lawsRules governing creative ownership
- copyright claimAssertion of creative ownership
copyright, copyrights, copyrighting, copyrightable, copyright infringement, copyright holder