ayant droit

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French

Etymology

From ayant (having) + droit (right).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.jɑ̃ dʁwa/ ~ /e.jɑ̃ dʁwa/
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Noun

ayant droit m (plural ayants droit)

  1. one who holds, but did not generate, a given right; especially, a copyright holder who has inherited the copyright from an author
    • 2009, Marie-Catherine Beuth, “Fronde contre Google dans le livre numérique” (“Opposition to Google in the Digital Book”), in Le Figaro, 2009 August 22:
      Microsoft, Amazon et Yahoo! rejoignent la coalition Open Book Alliance, opposée à l’accord entre le groupe Internet et les ayants droit américains.
      Microsoft, Amazon and Yahoo! join the Open Book Alliance, a coalition opposed to the agreement between the Internet group and American copyright holders.