The experts' legal guide on free software
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| On Valentine's Day, the SFLC (Software Freedom Law Center) published a legal
| guide, "A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects,"
| for open-source developers and organizers.
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http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8821390933.html
A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects
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| The specific topics addressed herein are:
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| 1. copyrights and licensing,
| 2. organizational structure,
| 3. patents, and
| 4. trademarks.
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| They are presented in this order because that most closely aligns with the
| life-cycle of the legal needs of a typical FOSS project. When code is
| written, copyrights immediately come into being. The terms under which the
| owner of those copyrights allows others to copy, modify and distribute the
| code determine whether it is considered “free” and/or “open source.” Once a
| project gains speed, many benefits can be achieved by the creation of an
| organizational entity for the project that is separate from the project’s
| individual developers. After successful public release of a project, patent
| and trademark issues may arise that need attention.
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http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/foss-primer.html
FSFE To Hold European Licensing and Legal Workshop for Free Software
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| FSFE's Freedom Task Force has said that the first European Licensing and
| Legal Workshop for Free Software will be held on Friday the 11th of April in
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The venue for this meeting is the
| InterContinental Amstel Hotel.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/general/16172/fsfe-hold-european-licensing-legal-workshop-free-software
http://tinyurl.com/37rmwx
Related:
SFLC Provides Ongoing GPLv3 Legal Support to FSF
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| Earlier this week, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) released a document
| that explains and clarifies the meaning of the term “Program” in the GNU
| General Public License, version 3 (GPLv3).
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http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2008/jan/19/gplv3-support/
Mark Webbink Joins Board of Software Freedom Law Center
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| This is good news, that Mark Webbink has joined the board of the Software
| Freedom Law Center. Good news for the FOSS community. For him, I think the
| idea of a laid back, restful retirement is now just a dream.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071010100411901
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