Against DRM license
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Against DRM 2.0 is a free copyleft
license for artworks. It is the first free content license that contains a clause about related rights
and a clause against DRM
.
The first clause authorizes licensee to exercise related rights;
the second clause prevents the use of DRM: if licensor uses DRM, the license is not applicable to the work; if licensee uses DRM, license is automatically void.
Copyleft
Copyleft is a play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to offer the right to distribute copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same rights be preserved in modified versions of the work...
license for artworks. It is the first free content license that contains a clause about related rights
Related rights
Related rights is a term in copyright law, used in opposition to the term "authors' rights". The term neighbouring rights is exactly equivalent, and is a more literal translation of the original French droits voisins. Related rights in civil law are similar to authors' rights, but are not connected...
and a clause against DRM
Digital rights management
Digital rights management is a class of access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals with the intent to limit the use of digital content and devices after sale. DRM is any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that...
.
The first clause authorizes licensee to exercise related rights;
the second clause prevents the use of DRM: if licensor uses DRM, the license is not applicable to the work; if licensee uses DRM, license is automatically void.