Simple words are not subject to copyright. Perhaps you mean "trademark"?
Also, you don't "apply for a copyright" for anything; copyright is automatic, at least in the USA and any of the other 160 countries that follow the Berne Convention.
Nobody can "copyright" a word. However, a distinctive word applied to specific goods or services might become a protectable trademark.
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The word copyright is a singular uncountable noun.
The word copyright is a noun. The plural is copyrights.
No. It is not copyrightable in that form, and the Tolkien Estate did not trademark it. Therefore anyone is free to use the word, and indeed it does appear in many other sources.
Copyright content is basically anything that anyone else has written. Owners of copyright content can grant permission for others to use their content. You should not use it unless you have this permission. Copyright covers both the written word and images. Copyright generally expires 70 years after the owner's death, but in some countries the length of time is longer.
Heinz does not have copyright on the word Heinz, but it does have a trademark on the name.
French copyright is the droit d'auteur, or "right of the author." However, the word "copyright" is increasingly used.
there are many classes for scholars. that girl is a scholar. anyone that is a scholar is smart. i am a scholar.
You can check with the US Library of Congress Copyright Office to get an official amount of all copywritten songs that list that word. They can help you.
Individual words do not qualify for copyright protection, and there is no trademark registered with that word.
Nobody owns the copyright of a single word. Perhaps you mean trademark.