[play on copyright]
1. The copyright notice (`General Public License') carried by {GNU}
{EMACS} and other Free Software Foundation software, granting reuse
and reproduction rights to all comers (but see also {General Public
Virus}).
2. By extension, any copyright notice intended to achieve similar
aims.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {General Public Virus}{GNU}{GPL}{PD}]