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Meaning of copyleft | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code.
uncountable, usually
A software license that follows this philosophy.
uncountable, usually

Examples

“They believe in copyleft because they want their software to be used freely by anyone.”

“I have placed my program under copyleft.”

“The GNU General Public License is a copyleft licence.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

copyleft symbol copyleftist copyline copylore copyparty copypasta