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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 7 years ago 2017-04-27 14:49:26
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Don't jump right into the definition.

Add a simple sentence to start.

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 copyleft.org
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 Let's start with a simplified copyleft definition, based on the one found on
 Wikipedia:
 ## What is Copyleft?
 Copyleft is a strategy of utilizing copyright law to pursue the policy goal
 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
 details of a specific copyright license, such as the GNU
 [General Public License (GPL)](http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html) and the
 [Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
 Copyright holders of creative works can unilaterally choose these licenses
 for their own works to build communities that collaboratively share and

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