1. protected by copyright law; having exclusive legal rights to reproduce, distribute, or display

Examples

• The copyrighted material cannot be used without permission.
• All copyrighted songs require licensing fees for commercial use.
• The book’s copyrighted content is owned by the publisher.
• Using copyrighted images without authorization is illegal.
• The software is copyrighted and cannot be freely distributed.
• Copyrighted works are protected for the author’s lifetime plus 70 years.