---
title: Copyleft
slug: Glossary/Copyleft
tags:
  - Glossary
  - OpenPractices
  - Remixing
  - Sharing
---
Copyleft is a term, usually referring to a license, used to indicate that such license requires that redistribution of said work is subject to the same license as the original. Examples of copyleft licenses are the GNU {{Glossary("GPL")}} (for software) and the Creative Commons SA (Share Alike) licenses (for works of art).

## See also

- {{Interwiki("wikipedia", "Copyleft")}} on Wikipedia
