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copyright
The legal right that regulates the use and distribution of an intellectual or artistic work. It protects the creator from having their work copied, changed, or published without permission.
Auf allen Fotos auf dieser Webseite liegt ein Copyright.
All photos on this website are under copyright.
'Copyright' is a word borrowed directly from English. It is made up of 'copy' (Kopie) and 'right' (Recht), so it literally means 'the right to copy'.
Der Verlag besitzt das Copyright für alle Bücher des Autors.
The publisher owns the copyright for all of the author's books.
Common verbs used with 'Copyright' are 'das Copyright haben' (to have the copyright) or 'besitzen' (to own). You can also say 'das Copyright liegt bei' (the copyright is held by) a person or company. Unauthorized use is described as 'das Copyright verletzen' (to infringe copyright).
Das Copyright für dieses Lied liegt beim Produzenten.
The copyright for this song is held by the producer.
To express that a work is protected, you use the phrase 'unter Copyright stehen' (to be under copyright). If you have the right for a specific work, you say 'das Copyright auf etwas haben' (to hold the copyright to something).
Alle Bilder auf der Webseite stehen unter Copyright.
All images on the website are under copyright.
license
'Lizenz' and 'Copyright' both have to do with protected works such as images, music, texts, or software. 'Copyright' is the right that protects a work and determines who may copy, change, or publish it. A 'Lizenz' is the permitted use of this work by another person or company. They can be confused because both are often mentioned together. The important difference is: the copyright belongs to the rights holder; the license is given to someone who is allowed to use the work.
Das Copyright für das Foto liegt bei der Fotografin.
The copyright for the photo belongs to the photographer.
Wir haben für die Musik im Video eine Lizenz gekauft.
We bought a license for the music in the video.