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Copyfree is a term inspired by the words copyright and copyleft, created to refer to a policy of freedom to copy, distribute, modify, and use what one possesses. Copyfree refers to licensing that eschews the restrictions of both copyright and copyleft, serving to counteract the effects of copyright law. It may be regarded as a form of licensing that mimics common conditions of committing a work into the public domain, but with specific meaning that is intended to apply equally across jurisdictions. The terms of copyfree licenses also often differ from the public domain in that many copyfree licenses are automatically inherited by a modified or derived work. Copyfree Standard A copyfree standard exists that specifies the following requirements for a license to be considered a copyfree license: ; Free Use: A copyfree license does not place any restrictions on the use of the licensed material, and protects recipients of the material from such restrictions except insofar as explicit individual contractual agreements are concerned. ; Free Distribution: A copyfree license does not place any restrictions on the distribution of the licensed material, and protects recipients of the material from such restrictions except insofar as explicit individual contractual agreements are concerned. ; Free Modification and Derivation: A copyfree license does not place any restrictions on the modification of -- and derivation from -- the licensed material, and protects recipients of the material from such restrictions except insofar as explicit individual contractual agreements may be concerned. ; Free Application: A copyfree license does not place any restrictions on the material that can be licensed under its terms, and protects recipients of the material from such restrictions except insofar as explicit individual contractual agreements may be concerned. ; Free Combination: A copyfree license does not place any restrictions on materials outside of the licensed material itself. ; Universal Application: A copyfree license does not place any restrictions on who benefits from the terms of the licensed material, except in the event it specifies provisions to revoke its terms for those found to have violated the copyfree protections of the license. The license is also applicable to recipients of the material distributed under its terms without requiring the execution of any additional license by the distributing and receiving parties. See Also * Anti-copyright * Copyleft * Copyright * Free content * Open content * Permissive free software licenses * Public domain 
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