karapatang-ari
karapatang-arí with stress marks
copyright
Usage Note
Karapatang-ari compounds karapatan (right) and ari (own, property) to mean the legal right of ownership over a creative work. It appears in publishing, media, academic, and legal contexts, and is commonly seen in the copyright notices of Filipino books and media.
Examples
" May karapatang-ari ang aklat. "
Natural Translation
The book has a copyright.
Literal Translation
Have copyright the book.
" Protektado ng karapatang-ari ang lahat ng nilalaman ng aklat na ito. "
Natural Translation
All the content of this book is protected by copyright.
Literal Translation
Protected by copyright the all content of-the book this.
" Bago mo gamitin ang larawan, siguraduhin mong wala itong karapatang-ari upang maiwasan ang gulo sa batas. "
Natural Translation
Before you use the photo, make sure it has no copyright to avoid legal trouble.
Literal Translation
Before you use the photo, make-sure your-that none this copyright in-order-to avoid the trouble in-the law.
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