Noun

1. 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.
2. Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
3. The copyright symbol ©, a circumscribed C.

   If © is the international symbol for copyright, what should we use for the open source symbol?

Verb

1. To place under a copyright.
2. To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.

See also

• copyright infringement
• copyright misuse
• copyright paranoia
• exclusive right