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. 2021 Sep 21;10:25. Originally published 2021 Jan 28. [Version 2] doi: 10.15694/mep.2021.000025.2

Table 1. The comparison between Copyright, Copyleft, and CopyCovid in terms of medical education.

Attributes Copyright Copyleft CopyCovid/Copydemic
Access and Use Owners only Free Free
Reproduce Owners only Free N/A
Create derivative works Owners only Free N/A
Distribution Owners only Free N/A
Ownership Personal/team ownership Communal ownership Connection and collaboration
Sources Mostly printed materials Mostly printed materials and software Mostly Audio-visual materials (Zoom meetings, e-conferences, virtual tours, social media, etc.)
Interaction Mono-directional Mono-directional Multidirectional, active participation (live and on-demand)