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 ## What is Copyleft?
 
 Copyleft is a strategy of utilizing copyright law to pursue the policy goal
-of fostering, encouraging the equal and inalienable right to copy, share,
+of fostering and encouraging the equal and inalienable right to copy, share,
 modify and improve creative works of authorship.  Copyleft (as a general
 term) describes any method that utilizes the copyright system to achieve the
 aforementioned goal.  Copyleft as a concept is usually implemented in the