adaptation right

adaptation right. Copyright. A copyright holder’s exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on the pro-tected work. • For example, before a movie studio can make a film version of a book, it must secure the author’s adaptation right. See DERIVATIVE WORK. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 12(3).]

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词条贡献者

译者蒋毅，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与破产与资产重组相关的法律文件。