I.
noun
VERB + COPYRIGHT
▪ have , hold , own , retain
▪
The publisher has the ~ on all his books.
▪ breach , infringe
▪
By publishing the book, they were guilty of infringing ~.
▪ be protected by
▪
Databases are generally protected by ~.
COPYRIGHT + VERB
▪ protect sth
▪
Copyright protects your work from being commercially exploited by someone else without your consent.
▪ expire , lapse
COPYRIGHT + NOUN
▪ infringement , violation
▪ law , protection
▪ holder , owner
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ , out of ~ (both esp. BrE )
▪
The songs remain in ~.
▪
His work is now out of ~.
▪ ~ on
▪
The family still holds the ~ on his works.
PHRASES
▪ breach of ~ , infringement of ~
▪
They sued her for breach of ~.
▪ ownership of ~
▪
Ownership of ~ can be transferred.
II.
adj.
Copyright is used with these nouns: ↑ holder , ↑ infringement , ↑ library , ↑ material , ↑ protection , ↑ restriction , ↑ violation