right of first publication

English Thesaurus

1. a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	legal right,
definition	:	a right based in law (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	document, papers, written document,
definition	:	writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	copyright,
definition	:	secure a copyright on a written work (verb.possession)

derivation	:	copyright,
definition	:	secure a copyright on a written work (verb.possession)