版権|はんけんhanken[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nouncopyright; publishing rights
    この本ほんはまだ版権はんけんが生いきている。↗
    This book is still copyrighted.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym著作権ちょさくけんFormalCurrent legal term for copyright, covering reproduction, publication, translation, adaptation and more; broader than 「版権」, not limited to publishing and selling.
  • SynonymコピーライトNeutralLoanword meaning copyright; mostly seen in copyright notices such as 「©」, so it leans toward labeling use.
  • Related出版権しゅっぱんけんFormalThe current legal name for the right to publish a work (reproducing and selling it); 「版権」 is its old name.

For the right to reproduce and sell a work, 「版権」 works, though it is an old term still seen in 「版権物」 and the like. In legal contexts use 「著作権」 or 「出版権」; copyright notices usually say 「コピーライト」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 著作物ちょさくぶつを複製ふくせい、販売はんばいする権利けんり。出版権しゅっぱんけんの旧称きゅうしょう。
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