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The license ''may'' include clauses that strive to protect the [[#Essential freedoms|essential freedoms]] of the work, such as: | The license ''may'' include clauses that strive to protect the [[#Essential freedoms|essential freedoms]] of the work, such as: | ||
* '''transparent copies:''' a clause requiring all copies of the work to be in a transparent file format (documented and not encumbered by patents) which allows the work to be freely used in perpetuity | * '''transparent copies:''' a clause requiring all copies of the work to be in a transparent file format (documented and not encumbered by patents) which allows the work to be freely used in perpetuity | ||
* '''copyleft or "share-alike":''' a clause requiring that derivative works are entirely made available under a license which meets this definition | * '''copyleft or "share-alike":''' a clause requiring that derivative works are entirely made available under a license which meets this definition | ||
* ''' | * '''no technical restrictions:''' a clause prohibiting the use of technical measures designed to prevent individuals to whom the work is distributed from exercising any of the freedom described above | ||
However, the license must not limit the licensee's actions beyond those which may have a plausible and direct impact on the essential freedoms of the work or its derivatives. Explicitly, it ''must not'' limit commercial use of the work. | |||
== Recommendations == | == Recommendations == | ||
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* See [[Licenses]] for discussion of individual licenses, and whether they meet this definition or not. | * See [[Licenses]] for discussion of individual licenses, and whether they meet this definition or not. | ||
* See [[History]] for acknowledgments and background on this definition. | * See [[History]] for acknowledgments and background on this definition. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
# Under some jurisdictions, notably | # Under some jurisdictions, notably European Union copyright law, authors have inalienable [[w:moral rights|moral rights]] and cannot completely release their works into the [[w:public domain|public domain]]. If you believe that you have a right to put your own works in the public domain, regardless of what the law says, you can make a declaration of public domain status which contains a safeguard clause, such as: "I, the author of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law." | ||
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