creative artist's control of original work: the legal right of creative artists or publishers to control the use and reproduction of their original works
adjective
Definition:
protected by copyright: controlled or restricted by a copyright
transitive verb (past and past participlecop·y·right·ed, present participlecop·y·right·ing, 3rd person present singularcop·y·rights)
Definition:
get copyright of something: to secure the copyright on a creative work