Adaptation Right
Type: noun, copyright term
Pronunciation: /ad-ap-tay-shun-right/
Also spelled or known as: Derivative right, Adaptation copyright
Plural: Adaptation Rights
What does Adaptation Right mean? The legal right to create a modified or transformed version of a copyrighted work.
An Adaptation Right is the legal right that allows the copyright owner to authorize modified, translated, rearranged, or transformed versions of a copyrighted work.
Adaptation rights may apply to translated lyrics, orchestral arrangements, sampled reinterpretations, or dramatic versions of songs. Adaptation rights are part of copyright law and are typically controlled by the copyright owner or publisher.
Adaptation Right synonyms: Derivative right, Adaptation copyright
Example sentence: “The publisher granted the adaptation right for the translated version of the song.”