Korean Open Access License

Korean Open Access License (KOAL; Korean정보공유라이선스; Hanja情報共有라이선스) is a copyleft license developed by IPLeft in South Korea based on South Korean law, which enable authors to give different kind of permission to others.

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There are four types of license in KOAL 2.0:

  • Permissive: No restriction on purpose of usage and derivative works. (known as Commercial-Derivative works in 1.0)
  • NoCommercial: Cannot be used in for-profit purpose. No restriction on derivative works. (known as NoCommercial-Derivative works in 1.0)
  • NoDerivatives: No restriction on purpose of usage. No derivative works allowed. (known as Commercial-NoDerivatives in 1.0)
  • NoCommercial-NoDerivatives: Cannot be used in for-profit purpose. No derivative works allowed. (known as NoCommercial-NoDerivatives in 1.0)

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