copyleft

cop·y·left

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kop-ee-left]
- /ˈkɒp iˌlɛft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kop-ee-left]
- /ˈkɒp iˌlɛft/

Definitions of copyleft word

noun copyleft a form of licensing that imposes fewer restrictions on the use of a work than copyright 3
noun copyleft the right to freely use, modify, copy, and share software, works of art, etc., on the condition that these rights be granted to all subsequent users or owners. 1
verb with object copyleft to secure copyleft for (software, works of art, etc.) 1
noun copyleft An arrangement whereby software or artistic work may be used, modified, and distributed freely on condition that anything derived from it is bound by the same condition. 1
noun Technical meaning of copyleft (legal) /kop'ee-left/ (A play on "copyright") The copyright notice and General Public License applying to the works of the Free Software Foundation, granting reuse and reproduction rights to everyone. Typically copyrights take away freedoms; copyleft preserves them. It is a legal instrument that requires those who pass on a program to include the rights to use, modify, and redistribute the code; the code and the freedoms become legally inseparable. The copyleft used by the GNU Project combines a regular copyright notice and the "GNU General Public License" (GPL). The GPL is a copying license which basically says that you have the aforementioned freedoms. The license is included in each GNU source code distribution and manual. See also General Public Virus. 1
noun copyleft The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code. 0

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copyleft popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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