anti-copyright
Opposes intellectual property
Anti-copyright describes opposition to copyright law or the deliberate refusal to claim copyright protection.
Works released as anti-copyright may be freely copied, modified, and distributed: The zine was marked anti-copyright—photocopy and share.
The stance is common among anarchists, open-source advocates, and certain artists who view intellectual property as restricting creative freedom.
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
forgery · knockoff · warez · crack · keygen · torrent · Napster · LimeWire
Political protest via intrusion
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
dissent · piracy · file sharing · torrent · civil disobedience · direct action · samizdat
Mandatory openness inheritance clause
- creative commonsShared works anyone uses
- libreUnshackled, in Romance languages
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- open accessFree public scholarly content
remix culture · free software · GNU · GPL · abolition
Limited copying permitted legally
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- DMCADigital copyright protection law
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- litigationLegal dispute process
enforcement · cease and desist · EFF · intellectual property · licensing · royalty-free · unlicensed · unencumbered
piracy
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
replica · forgery · knockoff · warez · crack · keygen · torrent · Napster · LimeWire · file sharing
hacktivism
Political protest via intrusion
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
disobedience · dissent · piracy · file sharing · torrent · civil disobedience · direct action · samizdat
copyleft
Mandatory openness inheritance clause
- creative commonsShared works anyone uses
- libreUnshackled, in Romance languages
- public domainUnprotected creative works
open access · remix culture · free software · GNU · GPL · abolition
fair use
Limited copying permitted legally
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- DMCADigital copyright protection law
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
litigation · enforcement · cease and desist · EFF · intellectual property · licensing · royalty-free · unlicensed · unencumbered · exemption
anti-copyrightall rights reserved
Legal claim on content
proprietary · copyright enforcement · exclusive rights · RIAA · MPAA
anti-copyrightprotectionist
Favors limiting foreign trade
closed source · proprietary software · pay-per-use · trade secret · paywalled
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