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ContractsProf Blog
Open Source Software: Why the Difference between Conditions and Covenants Matters
Yesterday, on the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Deeplinks Blog, Michael Kwun keenly asked and addressed the following questions:Imagine that you write some code, and offer it to the public under an…
The Contingency
Can You Copyright-Infringe “Open Source” Software?
Blawgletter once again learned something new today. The Federal Circuit -- as it often does -- furnished the instruction. You've probably Googled your way to Wikipedia articles, right? And in…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Federal Circuit Says Open Source License Conditions are Enforceable as Copyright Condition
There are so few judicial opinions dealing with open source licenses that any single one is of great interest, but the pro-open source ruling of the Court of Appeals for…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
AALS – Open Source Proposal Deadine Approaching
By legalwriting
Open source programs are those that are not sponsored by any Section of the Association of American Law Schools. It is meant to provide presentation opportunities for faculty members who…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
AALS Invites Open Source Proposals
By legalwriting
The Association of American Law Schools invites all law professors to propose "open source" programs for the 2009 Annual Meeting in San Diego.Open source programs are those that are not…
ContractsProf Blog
Damages for Violation of Open Source License?
It's an interesting questions: What contract damages does a software developer who doesn't charged for the software suffer when a user violates the license agreement? That's one of the issues…
ContractsProf Blog
It’s a Floor Wax and a Dessert Topping
When a user of "open source" software uses it in violation of the license agreement, is the appropriate claim breach of contract or copyright violation? The issue is potentially significant…
DennisKennedy.Blog
Talking About GPL and Creative Commons for Bloggers
Licensing podcast.
The Trademark Blog
“What Hath Digg Wrought?”
TechNewsWorld: "Open Source and the DMCA: What Hath Digg Wrought?" (discussion of the Digg/09 F9 matter, raising two questions (1) what will be the effect of civil disobedience on DMCA;…
DennisKennedy.Blog
Notable Anniversaries: The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Anniversaries.