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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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Should a copyright holder of a specific computer program choose to however, she may through a copyleft licensing scheme, give every person who receives a copy of a work permission to reproduce, adapt or distribute the computer program as long as any resulting copies or adaptations are also bound by the same copyleft licensing scheme.
Considering the innovative application of copyright in the digital ... by Chetty, Pria / Journal of Information, Law and Technology
The company says it is still working out details of what it means by open source development for Digitalme, but there will some sort of web site where code can be downloaded and returned on a copyleft licensing model.
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