Meanings
nounfilm rights pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyUnder copyright law, legal ownership of permission to produce a film as a derivative work of a given item of intellectual property.
Synonyms: movie rights
Synonyms & antonyms
nounUnder copyright law, legal ownership of permission to produce a film as a derivative work of a given item of intellectual property.
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Translations
Dutch filmrechten
- filmrechtenpermission to produce a film as a derivative work
Italian diritti cinematografici
- diritti cinematograficipermission to produce a film as a derivative work
Spanish derechos cinematográficos
- derechos cinematográficospermission to produce a film as a derivative work
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film rights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/film%20rights
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“film rights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/film%20rights. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “film rights,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/film%20rights.
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