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版権 (はんけん, hanken) Japanese meaning: copyright | Kotomora
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出しゅっ
版ぱん
社しゃ
が
持も
っ
て
いる
。
The publisher holds the copyright for this manga.
Works whose copyright has expired can be used freely.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 版はん 権けん を 取しゅ 得とく する to acquire the copyright/publishing rights to something
The company acquired the publishing rights to the popular manga.
〈 物もの 〉 の 版はん 権けん を 持も つ to hold the copyright to something
The publisher holds the copyright to this work.
版はん 権けん を 侵しん 害がい する to infringe on a copyright
Distributing copies without permission infringes on the copyright.
版はん 権けん が 切き れる for a copyright to expire
The copyright on that old novel has already expired.
Kanji 版 printing block, printing plate, edition 権 authority, power, rights Related words 著作権 is the broad legal term covering all copyright protections for creative works, while 版権 specifically denotes publishing rights and is mainly used in the publishing/media industry.
出版権 is the formal contractual right to publish a specific work, whereas 版権 is a looser, more colloquial term that can refer to the copyright itself in publishing contexts.
Etymology Compound of 版 (printing block, edition) and 権 (right, authority). The term emerged in the context of publishing rights.
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