derivative work
In copyright law, a work that is a variation of an original work sufficiently similar…In copyright law, a work that is a variation of an original work sufficiently similar to contain protected elements of the original work, but sufficiently different to qualify for copyright protection independent of the original work.
» This was a translation of copyrighted material, so I deleted it since copyright owners have the right to control derivative works.
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1 sensesIn copyright law, a work that is a variation of an original work sufficiently similar to contain protected elements of the original work, but sufficiently different to qualify for copyright protection independent of the original work.
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3 sentencesThis was a translation of copyrighted material, so I deleted it since copyright owners have the right to control derivative works.
Copyright owners have the right to control derivative works.
No derivative works are permitted.
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plural: derivative works| Singular | derivative work |
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