Copyright & Licenses
By ; Jocelyn Reyes
Copyright
A copyright is a collection of rights granted to the author of a piece of work (book, song, video, etc.)
Public Domain
Expired Copyright, The work was created using public money, The creator donated the work into public domain
Example
Classic literature, Classical music
Freeware
Is a copyright work that you can copy, use, or give away for free
Example
Windows Media Player can be downloaded for free in any PC computer
Shareware
Copyrighted work that you can copy, share, and use for free, but only for a limited time. If you want the full/permanent program, you must pay for it.
Example
Lite apps in the app store are free, but are also scaled down versions of the real app. You can get it to try it, and if you like it, you can buy the real one.
All Rights Reserved
Only allows purchaser to use the software according to the details in the license agreement.
Example
Only allows purchaser to use the software according to the details in the license agreement.
Open Source
Denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.
Example
Firefox and Chrome