"orphan work" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: orphan works [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Head templates: {{en-noun}} orphan work (plural orphan works)
  1. (copyright law) A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable. Wikipedia link: orphan work Categories (topical): Copyright Translations (copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable): 孤兒作品 (Chinese Mandarin), 孤儿作品 (gū'ér zuòpǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), œuvre orpheline [feminine] (French), verwaistes Werk [neuter] (German), opera orfana [feminine] (Italian), obra huérfana [feminine] (Spanish)

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