public lending right
1public lending right — n. Brit. the right of authors to royalties when their books are borrowed from public libraries …
2Public Lending Right — A Public Lending Right program compensates authors for the potential loss of sales from their works being available in public libraries.Fifteen countries have a PLR program, and others are considering adopting one. Canada, the United Kingdom, all …
3Public Lending Right — (in Britain) an act of Parliament that directs compensation to an author for the library loan of his or her book. * * * ˌpublic ˈlending right 7 [public lending right] noun in the UK, a right that authors have to receive payment when their books… …
4public lending right — noun (in the UK) the right of authors to receive payment when their books are lent out by public libraries …
5public lending right — noun the right under which an author and publisher may receive payments on their books available in public libraries. Also, PLR …
6public lending right — noun (C) a system in Britain by which writers are paid if their books are borrowed from public libraries …
7Public Lending Right — (in Britain) an act of Parliament that directs compensation to an author for the library loan of his or her book. * * * …
8Directive on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property — EU directive title=Directive on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property number=92/100/EEC madeby=European Council madeunder=Arts. 57(2), 66 100a OJref=L346, 1992 11 27, p. 61 …
9Public library — The Toronto Reference Library, centerpiece of the Toronto Public Library system …
10public — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 open to or shared by all the people (public baths; public library; public meeting). 3 done or existing openly (made his views public; a public… …