Copyright / Copyleft
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S. No. |
Copyright |
Copyleft |
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1. |
Copyright prevents unauthorized copying or selling of your work. |
Copyleft can modify the software or documentation and distribute it. |
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2. |
Grants exclusive rights to creators. |
Ensures
freedoms for users. |
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3. |
In Copyright the work is original. |
Copyleft comes with an idea of collaboration. |
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4. |
Copyrights protect your original ideas from others' access. |
Copyleft allows making changes. |
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5. |
Protects creator's rights. |
Preserves user's freedoms. |
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6. |
Copyright is all about granting individual permission. |
Copyleft is all about user freedom. |
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7. |
Restricts copying and distribution. |
Allows copying and distribution. |
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8. |
Copyright protection applies both to published work and works that you
have not published. |
Copyleft allows users to distribute derivative works under a license
that offers the same rights as the original work. |
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9. |
Exclusive, restrictive license. |
Permissive, open-source license. |
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10. |
Examples of Copyright: A movie. If anyone wants to make its sequel, they have to buy copyright. |
Examples of Copyleft:
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11. |
No such types. |
Types of Copyleft: (A) Strong copyleft: Strong copyleft requires derivative works to be distributed under the same license. (B) Weak copyleft: Weak copyleft restrictions to changes made to the copyleft-licensed software. |
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12. |
It is denoted by the © symbol. |
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