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  • verb Present participle of copyright.

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Examples

  • - Some people believe that copyrighting is unethical.

    Joey Teow’s copyright blog 2009

  • It's not just that the idea of copyrighting an entry in the English dictionary, or someone's face, haircut or name, is ridiculous.

    Archive 2007-10-01 glyn moody 2007

  • It's not just that the idea of copyrighting an entry in the English dictionary, or someone's face, haircut or name, is ridiculous.

    Copyright Olympics glyn moody 2007

  • McLEOD: But going back to, like, the idea of copyrighting a sound or whatever - like, think about the public domain.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • I'm being sarcastic here, but it does highlight just how silly it is to even think about the idea of copyrighting chess moves, or even a collection of chess moves in terms of "broadcasting" a match.

    Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information 2009

  • This is often called "copyrighting" but the actual legal situation is that the copyright already exists and you own it, but until it's registered, you cannot sue for monetary damages.

    Some Copyright Basics: clarifications e_moon60 2009

  • They must’ve made it sound like a good idea, though, because it seems that the idea of copyrighting trees is catching on.

    Archive 2007-10-01 glyn moody 2007

  • They must’ve made it sound like a good idea, though, because it seems that the idea of copyrighting trees is catching on.

    Copyrighting Trees glyn moody 2007

  • A copyleft license blocks profiteers from copyrighting collaborative software by preemptively copyright-protecting it, and contractually allowing people to freely use and modify it only if they agree to pass on the freedoms given to them.

    Five words shaping our future Steven E. Levingston 2010

  • "Putting a trademark on SEAL Team 6 is like copyrighting 'The guys who stormed the beach at Normandy,'" joked "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart last week.

    Walt Disney Surrenders to Navy's SEAL Team 6 Ethan Smith 2011

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