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'''Copyright law''' governs the sale and distribution of intellectual property such as books, articles, musical compositions, and computer programs.
Phil Albert wrote, "... copyright laws give an author exclusive rights to make derivative works." [http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/33968.html?wlc=1299862266] (Note that this quotation is a [[fair use]] of a copyrighted work!)
==See also==
* [[copyright]]
* [[copyright infringement]]
* [[derivative work]]
* [[open source software]], [[open-source licenses]]
* [[viral software]], "[[viral nature]]"
* [[proprietary software]]