Copyright Licenses
By:Max Carpenter
What is copyright?
A collection of rights granted to the originator of a piece of work. Arts, songs, videos, software. There are five types of copyright licenses the originator can put on his/her work.
#1.Public Domain
This is when anyone can use this object because the copyright expired. An example of this would be Romeo and Juliet.
#2.Freeware
Copyrighted work that you can copy, use and give away for free. An example of this would be iTunes or safari.
#3.Shareware
Copyright work that you can use and share freely, but after time you must pay for it. An example of this would be a demo or trial app.
#4.All rights reserved
Only allows purchaser to use software according to details spelled out by license agreement. An example of this would be Best buy or Wal-Mart.
#5.Open Source
Includes source code with the idea that people can help make it better. AN example would be firefox or linex.