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- verb Past participle of
copywrite - verb nonstandard Common misconstruction of
copyrighted .
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Examples
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From what I can see, the industry’s “locks” are only stopping those law-abiding citizens from legally using the media they purchase, and not hampering the attempts of those who wish to illegally distribute and/or obtain copywritten material.
Bits Debate: Is Copy Protection Needed or Futile? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I understand the derivation of "copywritten," which incidentally produces 375,000 hits on Google though that includes Google's helpful insertion, after result 3, of some actual "copyright" results.
Myths of Copyright Rebecca Tushnet 2006
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And now that I'm ranting, there's no such thing as "copywritten" which is seen often.
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Colbert: You say our copyright laws are turning our kids into criminals, because they're keeping kids from doing all the remixing they want of pre-existing art and copywritten material, right?
Boing Boing 2009
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They might not have all been copywritten, but had been written.
Mike Ragogna: Stevie Nicks' "Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)," Plus Chatting With Tori Amos, Suzanne Vega, Jackie DeShannon and Shelby Lynne Mike Ragogna 2011
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They might not have all been copywritten, but had been written.
Mike Ragogna: Stevie Nicks' "Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)," Plus Chatting With Tori Amos, Suzanne Vega, Jackie DeShannon and Shelby Lynne Mike Ragogna 2011
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With the anticipation of the upcoming disappointments, I mean, er, movies, fans who made movies of their own could also await with baited breath the subpoena from the Skywalker Ranch, citing illegal infringement of copywritten characters.
Blog for a Beer Friday: Star Wars wendigomountain 2008
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ZMD is already copywritten and is already a produced movie from typecast features … check IMDB
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction Heading for the Big Screen « FirstShowing.net 2008
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In reply, you posted hundreds of words about Gibson and Palin, and even pasted out entire copywritten essays by a newspaper columnist.
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It's copywritten already so don't try to bite my rhymes yall!
WB's Green Lantern & Sucker Punch Both Set to Show in 3D « FirstShowing.net 2010
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