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the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time His family still holds the copyright to his songs. laws that protect copyrights

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Recent Examples of copyright Suno and its competitor Udio were sued for copyright infringement in 2024 by the RIAA on behalf of the industry’s biggest labels, including Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 In freshman writing classes, Harvard University is teaching students how large language models work, plus exploring AI topics such as copyright and disinformation. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Creative industries are confronting questions about copyright, compensation and authorship after models have already entered production. — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Max Pritt, an attorney for Boies Schiller Flexner who represents book authors in copyright litigation against AI firms, said the government is in the same boat. — Kif Leswing,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for copyright

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Years later, when the drug’s patent expires, generic manufacturers crowd in and prices sharply fall.

— Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
In the past, Levi’s has made giant 501 jeans to celebrate 501 Day, the day Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received an official patent for using metal rivets to reinforce men’s work pants.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

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