Copyright and Licenses
By: Tiana Clevenger
Copyright
The collection of rights granted to the author of a piece of work
Types of Licensing
1. Public Domain
2. Freeware
3. Shareware
4. All Rights Reserved
5. Open Source
2. Freeware
3. Shareware
4. All Rights Reserved
5. Open Source
Public Domain
Is not protected by copyright laws becauseā¦
The copyright has expired
The work was created using public money
The creator donated the work into public domain
Freeware
Copyrighted work that you can use, copy, or give away for free
Shareware
Similar to Freeware except that you have to pay for it. It offers a free trial
All Rights Reserved
May be used by the purchaser according to the exact details spelled out in the license agreement
Open Source
Software that includes the source code with the idea that someone can improve upon it