Open Source Software Law.

By: Dixon, RodMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Norwood : Artech House, 2003Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (303 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781580537209Subject(s): Computer software industry -- Licenses -- United States | Copyright -- Computer programs -- United States | Free computer software -- Law and legislation -- United States | Open source software -- Law and legislation -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Open Source Software LawDDC classification: 346.04/82 LOC classification: KF3024.C6 -- D59 2004ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Open Source Software Law -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Open Source Software -- Open Source Means Free -- OSD -- Endnotes -- Appendix 1A: The Open Source Definition -- 2 Free Software and the GNU GPL -- Licensing To Meet Philosophical Objectives -- Copyright and Copyleft -- Code Forking -- What is Free Software? -- What is Free About Free Software? -- Endnotes -- 3 Drafting Open Source Licenses -- BSD Licenses -- BSD License Template -- Restricting Commercial Uses -- AFPL -- Use Restrictions and Commercial Organizations -- Artistic License -- Commercial Open Source Ventures -- Endnotes -- 4 About Protecting Property -- Copyright as Property -- Methods of Propertizing Copyright -- Setting Criminal Penalities for Theft of Copyright -- The Impact of the Internet on Conceptions of Copyright -- Software and the Public Domain -- When Source Code Lacks Originality -- Endnote -- 5 Electronic Contract Formation -- Electronic Transactions -- E-Sign -- UETA -- UCITA -- Warranties and "As Is" Licensing -- Limitations on Liability -- Choice of Law Provisions -- Endnotes -- 6 Commercial Models -- Open Commercial Uses -- The Jabber Open Source License Template -- The Open Software License -- Documentation Licenses -- Endnotes -- 7 Open Standards and Public Policy -- Open Standards -- Public Policy -- Endnotes -- 8 Rolling Your Own Open Source License -- Selecting a License Template -- Software Licensing Law and Policy -- Open Source Benefits Are Free -- Appendix: Selected Open Source License Templates and Copyright Law Provisions -- Using the Hyperlinked RTF Documents -- About the Author -- Index.
Summary: This unique and comprehensive resource provides you with a broad introduction to the area of software licensing in the information age. The book helps you to understand the basic philosophy and key issues of open source software development and offers expert guidance on how to draft an open source license. Drawing on the author's legal and technical background, this invaluable reference explains the legal framework that has been developed to support the increasingly popular internet-based open source and free software community.
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Open Source Software Law -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Open Source Software -- Open Source Means Free -- OSD -- Endnotes -- Appendix 1A: The Open Source Definition -- 2 Free Software and the GNU GPL -- Licensing To Meet Philosophical Objectives -- Copyright and Copyleft -- Code Forking -- What is Free Software? -- What is Free About Free Software? -- Endnotes -- 3 Drafting Open Source Licenses -- BSD Licenses -- BSD License Template -- Restricting Commercial Uses -- AFPL -- Use Restrictions and Commercial Organizations -- Artistic License -- Commercial Open Source Ventures -- Endnotes -- 4 About Protecting Property -- Copyright as Property -- Methods of Propertizing Copyright -- Setting Criminal Penalities for Theft of Copyright -- The Impact of the Internet on Conceptions of Copyright -- Software and the Public Domain -- When Source Code Lacks Originality -- Endnote -- 5 Electronic Contract Formation -- Electronic Transactions -- E-Sign -- UETA -- UCITA -- Warranties and "As Is" Licensing -- Limitations on Liability -- Choice of Law Provisions -- Endnotes -- 6 Commercial Models -- Open Commercial Uses -- The Jabber Open Source License Template -- The Open Software License -- Documentation Licenses -- Endnotes -- 7 Open Standards and Public Policy -- Open Standards -- Public Policy -- Endnotes -- 8 Rolling Your Own Open Source License -- Selecting a License Template -- Software Licensing Law and Policy -- Open Source Benefits Are Free -- Appendix: Selected Open Source License Templates and Copyright Law Provisions -- Using the Hyperlinked RTF Documents -- About the Author -- Index.

This unique and comprehensive resource provides you with a broad introduction to the area of software licensing in the information age. The book helps you to understand the basic philosophy and key issues of open source software development and offers expert guidance on how to draft an open source license. Drawing on the author's legal and technical background, this invaluable reference explains the legal framework that has been developed to support the increasingly popular internet-based open source and free software community.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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