| Main Entry: | artistic license |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the freedom to create an artwork, musical work, or piece of writing based on the artist's interpretation and mainly for effect; also called poetic license, etc. |
| Example: | Artistic license often provokes controversy by offending those who resent the reinterpretation of cherished beliefs or previous works. |
| Etymology: | 1845 |
| Usage: | colloquialism |
Artistic license legal
The open source license applicable to Perl.
(1999-12-29)