Standard protocol in the US dictates that the tassel be worn on the right side of one's mortarboard at commencement and then, during the ceremony, moved to the left side. Teachers and administrators at commencement place their tassels on the left. It symbolizes one's transition from candidate to graduate.
copy. 1  an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting. 2  one of the various examples or specimens of the same book, engraving, or the like. 3  written matter intended to be reproduced in printed form: The editor sent the copy for the next issue to the printer.
Copyright is a legal device that provides the creator of a work of art or literature, or a work that conveys information or ideas, the right to control how the work is used. Those rights include: reproduction right -- the right to make copies of a protected work, distribution right -- the right to sell or otherwise distribute copies to the public, right to create adaptations (or derivative works) -- the right to prepare new works based on the protected work, and.