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all rights reserved

idiom
Meaning

The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.


Examples
SIMPLE

The book says all rights reserved on the first page.

CONTEXTUAL

You cannot copy these images for your website because the artist has all rights reserved.

COMPLEX

The publisher explicitly stated that all rights reserved, thereby prohibiting any unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the manuscript in any form.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    bang to rights

    Red-handed, (caught) in the act.

  2. 02

    bragging rights

    The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.

  3. 03

    dead to rights

    With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.

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