Copyright protects creators’ exclusive rights to their works, while copyleft allows free use, modification, and sharing, ensuring derivative works maintain the same freedoms.
Copyright and Copyleft
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Copyleft | The copyleft symbol is a backwards “C” in a circle. Copyleft concept pioneered by Richard Stallman. A Copyleft is the opposite of a Copyright. Copyleft laws have provided users the same rights as copyright authors, in simple words they can also copy, modify, and distribute the materials. Means copyleft type licenses are made to ensure a creative work remains freely available. Example: Mozilla Public License. |
| Copyright | Copyright gives legal rights to protect authors of documentation or software from unauthorized copying or selling of their work. The 1886 Berne Convention first internationally established recognition of copyrights. The Copyright Act 1957 was India’s first post-independence copyright legislation. The duration of copyright in the case of original works lasts for 60 years after the death of the author. |
