copyleft en · NOUN
Etymology
A pun on copyright, which refers to using copyright laws for purposes that are in some ways contrary to copyright's original intent.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code.
They believe in copyleft because they want their software to be used freely by anyone.
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(uncountable, usually) A software license that follows this philosophy.
I have placed my program under copyleft.
The GNU General Public License is a copyleft licence.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| copylefts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
copyleft symbol · copyleftist · weak copyleft · strong copyleft
Translations (9)
es copyleft (philosophy) · id hak tiru (philosophy) · fr copyleft (philosophy) · ru копилефт (philosophy) · de Copyleft (philosophy) · eu copyleft (philosophy) · fr gauche d'auteur (philosophy) · vi bản quyền ngược (philosophy) · ru авторское ле́во (philosophy)