Copyright & Lisenses
By: Matthew Brothers
Copyright
Copyright is a collection of rights granted to the author of a piece of work.
Public Domian
Def: Is not protected by copyright law because copyright has expired the work was donated or it was made with public money.
Ex: Classical Literature or music.
Freeware
Def: Software that is available free of charge.
Ex: Firefox, Chrome, Safari.
Shareware
Def: Copyrighted work that you can copy, share, and use for free but only for a limited time.
Ex: Free trials of things like Amazon Prime, LITE versions,
All Rights Reserved
Def: Allows the purchaser to use the software according to the license agreement.
Ex: GTA/Video Games
Open Source
Def: Is software that includes the source code with the idea that someone can improve it.
Ex: Chrome add-ons