Cop"y*right` , v. t. To secure a copyright on.
Cop"y*right (?), n.
The right of an author
or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other
persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books.
&fist; In the United
States a copyright runs for the term
of twenty-eight years, with right of renewal for fourteen years on certain conditions.
International copyright, an author's right in his
productions as secured by treaty between
nations.
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