--- title: Total Reciprocity Public License | daily.dev description: The Total Reciprocity Public License (TRPL) v1.0 is an experimental, aggressive copyleft license designed to close loopholes in existing licenses like AGPL. It... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/total-reciprocity-public-license-xe5zho0kj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Total Reciprocity Public License | daily.dev og:description: The Total Reciprocity Public License (TRPL) v1.0 is an experimental, aggressive copyleft license designed to close loopholes in existing licenses like AGPL. It... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/total-reciprocity-public-license-xe5zho0kj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xE5zHo0kj.png og:image:alt: Total Reciprocity Public License og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Total Reciprocity Public License **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Total Reciprocity Public License (TRPL) v1.0 is an experimental, aggressive copyleft license designed to close loopholes in existing licenses like AGPL. It extends the definition of 'linking' to include API calls and microservice interactions ('Intimate Communication'), meaning proprietary software that communicates with TRPL-licensed code must also be open-sourced. It also treats AI model weights and training data as 'Functional Output' — derivative works that must be shared. Creative output like music, art, and documents remains fully owned by the user. The license is positioned as a response to the cloud/SaaS era where companies hide behind network boundaries to avoid copyleft obligations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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