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The Rise of Open Source Licensing: A Challenge to the Use of IP in the Software Industry
Open source software - from Linux to Firefox and MySQL database - has changed software business as we knew it. New start-ups have challenged industry heavyweights from Microsoft to Oracle with innovative copyright licensing strategies and courageous anti-patent policies. Almost every major software company has been forced to react to the commodification trend.
preview: http://www.amazon.com   date: 5/1/2005

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Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
If you've held back from developing open source or free software projects because you don't understand the implications of the various licenses, you're not alone. Many developers believe in releasing their software freely, but have hesitated to do so because they're concerned about losing control over their software. Licensing issues are complicated, and both the facts and fallacies you hear word-of-mouth can add to the confusion....
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Legal Webinar Series - Introduction to Open Source Software Licenses
This Webinar, presented by Black Duck with Karen Copenhaver, partner at Choate Hall & Stewart and Counsel for the Linux Foundation and Mark Radcliffe, partner at DLA Piper and General Counsel for the Open Source Initiative (OSI), covers the basics of open source, including open source definitions, different types of licenses, and the commonly used licenses. Open source software has significant benefits and is free, but it is not free of...
preview: http://www.blackducksoftware.com   date: 1/28/2009

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Legal Webinar Series - Understanding the Top 10 Open Source Licenses
This Webinar is the second in a series of legal Webinars covering open source software. To view future Webinars or listen to archived Webinars, visit the Black Duck Legal
preview: http://www.blackducksoftware.com   date: 2/11/2009

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GNU Public License
The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users. Here is the home page for the GNU license.
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Open Source Licenses
For your convenience, we have collected here copies of the licenses approved by OSI. If you distribute your software under one of these licenses, you are permitted to say that your software is 'OSI Certified Open Source Software.'
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Open Source Licenses - Hot List
List of links from Open Directory.
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