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[[File:Copyleft.svg|thumb|right|200px|Copyleft symbol used under copyleft. Click on [[:File:Copyleft.svg|file description]] for attribution page that is mirrored from the [[Wikimedia Commons]]]] | |||
'''Copyleft''' is a [[license|licensing]] style where much of that which is or can be protected under [[copyright]] is given to the users, hence the term in Finnish is fi."käyttäjänoikeus" == en."user's right". | |||
It was first popular in [[free software]] but has since expanded to include various other types of works of art or utility, most known of which is of course the [[Wikipedia]]. | |||
Most known '''GNU''' copyleft licenses are [[GPL]] for code and [[GFDL]] for other written works | |||
Another famous family of copyleft licenses is the ''' [[Creative Commons]]''' | |||
Latest revision as of 13:07, 10 September 2016
Copyleft symbol used under copyleft. Click on file description for attribution page that is mirrored from the Wikimedia Commons
Copyleft is a licensing style where much of that which is or can be protected under copyright is given to the users, hence the term in Finnish is fi."käyttäjänoikeus" == en."user's right".
It was first popular in free software but has since expanded to include various other types of works of art or utility, most known of which is of course the Wikipedia.
Most known GNU copyleft licenses are GPL for code and GFDL for other written works
Another famous family of copyleft licenses is the Creative Commons