copyleft

  1. Adjective.  (italbrac, Of a license allowing use of a copyrighted work) Allowing use, distribution, and modification on the condition that any redistributions or modifications also be licensed under the same condition and, in the case of computer software, are accompanied by source code.
  2. Noun.  A copyleft license.
  3. Noun.  The act of licensing under a copyleft license.
  4. Verb.  To license under a copyleft license.

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