copyrightfiling
nounUK /ˈkɒpiraɪtˌfaɪlɪŋ/
US /ˈkɑːpiraɪtˌfaɪlɪŋ/
The act of sending papers to an office to officially protect a creative work.
The author completed the copyrightfiling for her new book before publishing it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The papers or documents submitted to register a copyright.
She kept a copy of the copyrightfiling in a safe folder.
3. The office or process that handles copyright registration.
The copyrightfiling took three weeks to process.
4. A record of a copyright claim kept by an authority.
The museum checked the copyrightfiling before displaying the artwork.