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GAUCHE AUTEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Copyright
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- copyleft
1, record 1, English, copyleft
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The central idea of copyleft is that we give everyone permission to run the program, copy the program, modify the program, and distribute modified versions but not permission to add restrictions of their own. 2, record 1, English, - copyleft
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In a non-legal sense, copyleft is the opposite of copyright. 3, record 1, English, - copyleft
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits d'auteur
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- copyleft
1, record 1, French, copyleft
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- libre-droit 2, record 1, French, libre%2Ddroit
correct
- libre de droit 2, record 1, French, libre%20de%20droit
correct
- gauche d'auteur 3, record 1, French, gauche%20d%27auteur
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le concept de «copyleft» est un moyen de donner accès gratuitement au fruit d’un travail original et d’encourager la reproduction (et même la modification) de ce travail d’une façon tout aussi gratuite. Il s’agit d’une démarche radicalement à l’opposé du «copyright» traditionnel. Il valorise la liberté d’expression et s’oppose à l’idée que la connaissance puisse être la propriété privée de quelques élus. 4, record 1, French, - copyleft
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «copyleft» est un anglicisme qui est admis dans le domaine de la propriété intellectuelle par opposition à «copyright». Cependant, on préfère les termes «libre-droit» et «libre de droit» comme équivalents de «copyleft» au lieu de «gauche d’auteur» trouvé dans plusieurs sources Internet. 5, record 1, French, - copyleft
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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