Word guide

How do you spell copyright?

C-O-P-Y-R-I-G-H-T

Copyright is spelled C-O-P-Y-R-I-G-H-T as one word. It ends in right, meaning a legal entitlement, which is why copywrite is wrong even though it sounds the same. The stock pictures on Cheap Stock Pictures remain under the site's copyright and are licensed to you for use.

Spelling tip

One word, ending in -right as in a legal right, not -write as in writing.

What it means

Copyright is the legal ownership of an image; with stock pictures the copyright stays with the publisher while you receive a license to use the file.

Common misspellings

  • copywrite → copyright
  • copy right → copyright
  • copyrite → copyright
  • copyrigth → copyright
  • copywright → copyright