Definition of "copyrights" []

• Plural form of copyright. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright. (verb)

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• "The protection of the copyrights is a special privilege that society grants to the holder, that is done in order to grant society a return."
• "To return to the intellectual property example, the idea behind giving people patents and copyrights is precisely that it might be a bad idea to force people to sell things (books, songs, prescription drugs) for the marginal cost of distributing them."
• "Having a particular policy with respect to patents or copyrights is a policy choice, which should be evaluated according to whether it promotes the public interest more or less than alternative policies."