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Copyright symbol: © is the acronym representing copyright. Here’s what it means, how it’s used and how to use it on your keyboard.
Copyright is an Anglo-Saxon concept. It is a system for protecting literary or artistic works that applies in “common law” countries (United States, United Kingdom, Australia). Copyright requires registration. It is known by the acronym © which represents it. When applied to a work, it protects it, but does not recognize the author’s economic or moral rights, unlike French copyright.
It is the person who allows the work to be distributed who is considered the owner of the rights, not the person who created it. So there is indeed a difference between copyright and the droit d’auteur applied in a civil law country like France. It is important to remember that copyright protects the work first and foremost, independently of its author. The author may be relegated to the role of an extra. His work, on the other hand, protected by copyright, enjoys legal protection in countries that recognize its value.
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In common law countries, this acronym may have legal significance. This is not the case in civil law countries. Its use in a country like France is therefore entirely optional. Nonetheless, it is worth using. This symbol is more or less well known, but for most people it refers to the idea of intellectual property. It therefore has a real informative value for all users. It tells the public that the product or brand they are using belongs to someone, and identifies that person. It is a warning against the abuse of copies and against potential competitors who would like to adopt the same brand. It’s a warning, so to speak, and a deterrent.
Anyone who notices it must expect to run risks if he or she misuses the copy or infringes the rights of the work in any way. The © is therefore interesting as a remarkable sign.
Find out how to insert the copyright © symbol into your digital content, documents and graphic creations. The © symbol is a special character easily accessible on the computer.
On PC: Use keyboard shortcut [Alt] + 0169.
On Mac: Press Option + C.
If you’re having trouble, just copy and paste the copyright symbol.
Tip: When using the symbol, add the year of creation and/or the author’s name. Examples:
Use Apple’s Quicktype bar to insert the :
For smartphones where this doesn’t work, use the Emoji keyboard in the ‘Symbols’ section.
Use “add an image” in image or text processing software. Download and insert one of our versions of the copyright symbol for easy addition to your documents.
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Find out more about the copyright symbol on the United States Copyright Office website.