Jul 13, 2006 14:42
17 yrs ago
English term

one-off use

English Law/Patents Business/Commerce (general)
can you please tell me what this expression means in a copyright context?.

The sentence is "May I hightligh that the data is for one-off use"

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singular use

In a very broad sense, this simply means that the copyright material may be used once only ... type in the "one-off use"+copyright on google - there are many hits.
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define

Definizione di one-off su Internet Inglese:

a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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6 mins

May be used only once

Not for repeated use. The copy right owner is probably allowing the use of the data on this one occasion.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
6 mins
Thanks Jack
agree Suzanne Blangsted (X)
1 hr
Thanks Blangsted
agree Lesley Burgon : This is more detailed and to the point than my suggestion!
1 hr
Thanks Lesley
agree Richard Benham
1 hr
Thanks Richard
agree Romanian Translator (X)
7 hrs
Thanks Cristina
agree Dave Calderhead
8 hrs
Thanks Dave
agree airmailrpl : -
21 hrs
Thanks
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6 mins

used only once

for a single purpose, used only once, rather than used on a regular basis / repeatedly

CALD:
one-off /%wVn"Qf/ /-"A:f/ noun [S] UK
something that happens or is made or done only once:
Will you be doing more talks in the future or was that just a one-off?

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one-off UK /%wVn"Qf/ /-"A:f/ adjective (US one-shot)
happening only once:
They gave him a one-off payment to compensate for the extra hours that he had to work.
Peer comment(s):

agree airmailrpl : -
21 hrs
thanks
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+9
7 mins

for single use at a given time

Data Processing for Direct Marketing, E-mail Marketing and Graphic Design Services for the ... Lists can be bought for one off use or for use many times. ...
www.parkermolyneux.co.uk/Data.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):

agree RHELLER
45 mins
thanks Rita :)
agree William [Bill] Gray : I think your double limitation (single use; given time) is very good.
1 hr
thank you Bill :)
agree Will Matter
1 hr
thanks willmatter :)
agree Lesley Burgon : This is also a good suggestion - better than mine - and I agree with Bill regarding 'given time'
1 hr
thanks Lesley :)
agree Robert Fox
4 hrs
thanks Robert :)
agree Adam Burman : is for single use
6 hrs
thanks Adam :)
agree Fan Gao : Yes, I agree and I prefer the "given time" inclusion
12 hrs
thanks Chinese concept :)
agree Alfa Trans (X)
20 hrs
thanks Marju :)
agree airmailrpl : -
21 hrs
thanks airmailrpl :)
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