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first e-rights

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: copyright, intellectual-property, law

Examples

  • 2003, Technically you have used "first e-rights" and can no longer sell it as an unpublished story/article ...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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