copyright

著作権

文章、音楽、絵などの作品の複製や共有を管理する法的な権利。

やさしい英語で： The legal right to control how your writing, music, pictures, or other creative work is copied and shared.

• This image is protected by copyright.
• The publisher owns the copyright in the book.
• They asked permission to use material under copyright.

使い方： copyright in something (The author owns the copyright in the book.); copyright on something (She holds the copyright on these photographs.)

よく使う表現： copyright protection, copyright law, under copyright, hold copyright

著作権を登録する

創作作品の複製や使用を管理する権利を、正式に登録する。

やさしい英語で： To officially register your right to control the copying and use of a creative work.

• She copyrighted her first song.
• They plan to copyright the illustrations.
• Has he copyrighted his new play?

よく使う表現： copyright a book, copyright a song