orphan work

English

Alternative forms

• orphaned work

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Noun

orphan work (plural orphan works)

1. (copyright law) A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.

Translations

copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 孤兒作品 / 孤儿作品 (gū'ér zuòpǐn)

• French: œuvre orpheline (fr) f
• German: verwaistes Werk n
• Italian: opera orfana f
• Spanish: obra huérfana f

Further reading

• orphan work on Wikipedia.Wikipedia