Against DRM 2.0 is a free
copyleft
Copyleft is the legal technique of granting certain freedoms over copies of copyrighted works with the requirement that the same rights be preserved in derivative works. In this sense, ''freedoms'' refers to the use of the work for any purpose ...
license for artworks. It is the first free content license that contains a clause about
related rights
In copyright law, related rights (or neighbouring rights) are the rights of a creative work not connected with the work's actual author. It is used in opposition to the term "authors' rights". ''Neighbouring rights'' is a more literal translation ...
and a clause against
digital rights management (DRM).
The first clause authorizes the licensee to exercise related rights, while the second clause prevents the use of DRM. If the licensor uses DRM, the license is not applicable to the work; if the licensee uses DRM, license is automatically void.
External links
Against DRM license version 2.0 on Internet Archive, archived on March 27th, 2017Free Creations website on Internet Archive, archived on March 27th, 2017The Readers' Bill of Rights for Digital Books
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Digital rights management
Free content licenses
Business of visual arts