Korean slang profile
카피레프트
kapirepeuteu
Source-sharing copyleft idea
A term set against copyright to express the idea of allowing source code disclosure and free modification.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- May 1, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
당시 기사는 소스코드를 공개하는 움직임과 카피레프트를 함께 소개했다.
The article of the time introduced 카피레프트 alongside the movement to release source code.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
An 전자신문 article dated 1998-05-01 introduced this expression and the relevant usage. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling and definition in one article of the time were directly read. Its checked publication date is not the date of coinage or first popularity, and the extent of popular spread was not verified. The definition follows the article’s idea of disclosing source code and allowing modification. The software development history and claims about individuals being first were outside the verification scope.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 프리웨어 잘나간다 (전자신문)Published May 1, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026