Copyright doesn&#x27;t apply to physical hardware but it probably applies to hardware designs. There are various laws protecting ICs but I&#x27;m not sure they allow for copyleft-like hacks.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Integrated_circuit_layout_design_protection" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Integrated_circuit_layout_desi...</a>