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• n., 1. A document written or taken from another document. 2. A reproduction of the original. 3. In relation to any record, includes a print, whether enlarged or not, from a photographic film of the record. [The Dictionary of Canadian Law, 3rd ed. c2004]
• n., 1. A duplicate, imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original. 2. One of multiple originals. [Webster’s New World Law Dictionary. c2006]
• n., 1. An imitation or reproduction of an original. In the law of evidence, a copy is generally admissible to prove the contents of a writing. 2. Copyright. the physical form in which a creative work is fixed and from which the work can be reproduced or perceived, with or without the aid of a special device. 3. copyright. An expressive work that is substantially similar to a copyrighted work and not produced coincidentally and independently from the same source as the copyrighted work. Proof of copying in an infringement action requires evidence of the defendant’s access to the original work and substantial similarity of the defendant’s work to the original. [Black’s Law Dictionary, 8th ed. c2004]
• n., The duplicate of an object, resulting from a reproduction process. Syn.: duplicate.