adaptation

In the context of copyright, the right to create an adaptation of a literary, dramatic, musical work, a computer program or a database, the right to make an adaptation is one of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner.

Usage: The translation of the play infringed the adaptation right.

Related Words: copyright; literary work; artistic work; dramatic work; musical work; sound recording; broadcast; making available; graphic work; intellectual property.

An adaptation of a computer program is a version or translation of the computer program.

An adaptation of a database is a translation or altered version of the database.

A version of a dramatic work that is translated to a non-dramatic work.

A version of a work in which the plot is conveyed in pictures.