literary property
noun[CorU]
LAWukussomeone's written orprintedwork,protectedbylawfrom beingcopiedandsoldby someoneelse:
Thestatuterelocatedtheoriginofliterarypropertyfrom thepublisherto theauthor.
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literary property
In addition to economic profit, the sequel was also used as a method to strengthen an author's claim to hisliteraryproperty.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When a potentially interesting book in the book scout's market is published, he or she will make his or her clients in the other market aware of thisliteraryproperty.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is also true of the field of artistic andliteraryproperty.
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One of the arguments against a perpetuity inliterarypropertyis, that it would be founding another noblesse.
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But in that year the government struck a blow at the very principle ofliteraryproperty.
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Theliterarypropertyof the writer and the property in the paper of the receiver descend to their respective executors.
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To the speculative investor inliterarypropertywhat can we have to say?
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These samples we adduce for the advantage of ordinary purchasers ofliteraryproperty, whose estimation principally depends on its provenance.
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The state already putsliterarypropertyinto a class apart by limiting its duration.
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