Holder and Source

Holder

Holder noun - One who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership.

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Source and holder are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Holder".

Nearby Words: hold, holding

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Holder and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Holder" instead a noun "Source".

known	known holder	known source
best	best holder	best source
common	common holder	common source
original	original holder	original source
Other adjectives: true, powerful, real, main, key, new, sole, official, primary, biggest, largest.

This is also why Open Source/Free Software exists, the copyright holder chooses not to enforce the right to prohibit making copies but still has the ability to go after someone who makes a new version of the work but does not release the source code of the new version.

Source: Useful Notes / Copyright

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