first e-rights

noun

The right to publish a work for the first time in electronic form.

Meanings

nounfirst e-rights pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlycopyrightThe right to publish a work for the first time in electronic form.
    1 more example

    2003, Technically you have used "first e-rights" and can no longer sell it as an unpublished story/article ... Once a story is printed on the web, first e-rights have been used but first print rights are still available. — Tina Morgan Know Your Rights, appearing in Fiction Factor: The online magazine for fiction writers.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first e-rights,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20e-rights.

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