the exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material
he issued a writ for breach of copyright
making an unauthorized copy would infringe copyright
works whose copyrights had lapsed
protected by copyright
permission to reproduce photographs and other copyright material
secure copyright for (material)
he refused to copyright his music, insisting that anyone be able to use it