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cop·y·left  (kp-lft)
n.
A form of licensing that encourages the distribution of software at no charge for noncommercial uses.
[After copyright.]
copy·lefted (-lftd) adj.
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Copyleft generally requires that if open source software is incorporated into proprietary source code, the entire source code (open source + proprietary) must be made available to others on the same terms as the existing public license.
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21) Copyleft is a play on the word copyright and is the practice of using copyright law to remove restrictions on distributing copies and modified versions of a work for others and requiring that the same freedoms be preserved in modified versions (GNU Operating System, What is Copyleft?
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12) E, embora a segmentação, em linhas gerais, reflita a adotada pelas emissoras FM, grande parte dos podcasts se alimenta de músicas licenciadas para livre reprodução - em vez do copyright, ou direito autoral, estes trabalhos são protegidos por copyleft, referência ao projeto Creative Commons.
A "geracao podcasting" e os novos usos do radio na sociedade do ... by Herschmann, Micael; Kischinhevsky, Marcelo / Revista Famecos - Midia, Cultura e Tecnologia
 
 
 
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