Collapsed Copyright
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /kuh-lapst-kop-ee-rite/
Also spelled or known as: Collapsed Rights
Plural: Collapsed Copyrights
Related: Copyright Ownership
What does Collapsed Copyright mean?A situation where the same creator or rights holder owns and controls both the musical composition copyright and the sound recording copyright for a work.
Collapsed Copyright synonyms: Collapsed Rights, Consolidated Copyright, Merged Rights
Example sentence: “After the reversion, the collapsed copyright was controlled by the songwriter.”
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