Stock Photography spelling 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, one word ending in right. Copywrite is wrong even though it sounds identical. When you download from a stock photography site you get permission to use the file, not its copyright.
Spelling tip
Spelled with right, as in a legal right, not write; one word, no space.
What it means in stock photography
Copyright is legal ownership of a creative work. In stock photography the site keeps copyright and hands users a license to use the picture.
Common misspellings
- copywrite → copyright
- copyrite → copyright
- copy right → copyright
- copywright → copyright
- copyrigth → copyright