English-Finnish translations for copyright

• tekijänoikeus
  Mutta millainen oikeus tekijänoikeus oikeastaan on? But what sort of law is copyright law?
  Tekijänoikeus ei ole ehdoton; poikkeuksia tarvitaan. Copyright is not absolute. Exceptions are required.
  Tekijänoikeus oli olemassa ennen internetiä ja viittaa eri aikakauteen. Copyright existed before the Internet, and refers to a different era.
• suojata tekijänoikeudella

Definition of copyright

• The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship
• Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works
• To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work

Examples

• Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.
• The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.

Related words

• copyrighted
• anticopyright
• copyright infringement
• copyright violation
• copyright holder
• copyright maximalist