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"An early use of the word "copyleft" was in Tiny Basic's distribution notice "@COPYLEFT ALL WRONGS RESERVED", however, Tiny Basic was not distributed under any form of copyleft distribution terms so the wordplay is the only similarity. The concept of copyleft was described in Richard Stallman's GNU Manifesto in 1983 where he wrote: GNU is not in the public domain. Everyone will be permitted to modify and redistribute GNU, but no distributor will be allowed to restrict its further redistribution. That is to say, proprietary modifications will not be allowed. I want to make sure that all versions of GNU remain free."

"An early use of the word "copyleft" was in Tiny Basic's distribution notice "@COPYLEFT ALL WRONGS RESERVED", however, Tiny Basic was not distributed under any form of copyleft distribution terms so the wordplay is the only similarity. The concept of copyleft was described in Richard Stallman's GNU Manifesto in 1983 where he wrote: GNU is not in the public domain. Everyone will be permitted to modify and redistribute GNU, but no distributor will be allowed to restrict its further redistribution. That is to say, proprietary modifications will not be allowed. I want to make sure that all versions of GNU remain free."

"If you've spent much time in open source projects, you have probably seen the term "copyleft" used. While the term is quite commonly used, many people don't understand it. "

*The Copyleft is not a whim from free-riders -as 'many' believe- it's a serious proposal from the software creators that like to share -and benefit, and let others benefiting from- the open works...

[ Traficantes de Sueños versión 1.0 (marzo 2006) Abstract: Una versión preliminar de este documento fue presentada en un taller sobre edición en el marco de las III Jornadas Copyleft1 celebradas en junio de 2005 en San Sebastián. Hay disponible también una versión en PDF. ...]

"Creative Commons helps you legally share your knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world - unlocking the full potential of the internet to drive a new era of development, growth and productivity."

"A recent court case illustrates the importance of reading and understanding technical terms used in copyright licenses"

"A recent court case illustrates the importance of reading and understanding technical terms used in copyright licenses"

[ Creative Commons Legal Code] Let's Keep on Sharin' (Of course, there are many other 'Open Licenses' but this one is which I Like...)