Copyright \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.
Note: In the United States a copyright runs for the term of
twenty-eight years, with right of renewal for fourteen
years on certain conditions.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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