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Open Source
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DennisKennedy.Blog
Using Open Source Software in Law Firms
Open Source software for lawyers.
TortsProf Blog
Open Source Peer Review
Blog 702 has more.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
Second German Court Upholds the GNU General Public License (GPL)
On September 6, 2006, the District Court in Frankfurt-on-the-Main issued a judgment which upheld the validity of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2. The case involved a complaint…
Contemporary Intellectual Property, Licensing & Information Law
FREE SOFTWARE: PATHS OF CO-EXISTENCE
With the noise about the likely to fail GPL 3.0, it is easy to forget that we are still dealing today with existing GPL and its infectious brethren. The issue…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Gnomedex goes Hollywood : Say it ain’t so
Bad enough kids were belittling Dave Winer, Marc Canter and Still Gilmor for Dave's asking Blake Ross a few questions about Firefox development. Thought I was back in the days…
DennisKennedy.Blog
Moving Toward Open Source Contract Law? The IACCM Project
Fascinating and timely project - need to take a closer look.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
The Open Source Initiative: A 30-Second Primer
Open source software was once considered the utopian vision of utilitarian-minded software programmers. But with companies increasingly incorporating Linux® software into IT and business plans, open source has entered the…
LawSites
Sarbanes-Oxley and open-source software
Do corporate executives face greater risk of criminal liability under Sarbanes-Oxley if their companies develop and distribute code licensed under the GNU general public license? A new whitepaper by the…
DennisKennedy.Blog
Law and Order in Open Source
More practical approaches to the use of Open Source licenses.
DennisKennedy.Blog
A Practical and Reasonable Approach to Working with Open Source Licenses
A practical approach to Open Source licensing issues.