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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.
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Copyright and Urheberrecht both refer here to the legal protection of a work. Copyright emphasizes protection against unauthorized copying, modification, or publication; Urheberrecht emphasizes the creator's right to decide how the work is published and used.
Das Copyright schützt den Roman davor, ohne Erlaubnis kopiert oder veröffentlicht zu werden.
Copyright protects the novel from being copied or published without permission.
Das Urheberrecht erlaubt der Autorin, über Veröffentlichung und Verwertung des Romans zu bestimmen.
Copyright allows the author to decide how the novel is published and used.
