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Free and Open Source Software : Policy, Law, and Practice
2013
F 619 SHE.F
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Title
Free and Open Source Software : Policy, Law, and Practice
Edition
First edition.
Description
xxxii, 506 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780199680498 Print
Alternate Call Number
F 619 SHE.F
Summary
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is realized through legal instruments, private law agreements, licences, promises, and community norms. These private law instruments reside within a public law framework that grants exclusive and monopoly rights to creators of intellectual property. Written by FOSS experts, this work delivers an in-depth examination of the legal and commercial structures relating to the usage and exploitation of FOSS software. FOSS has become an increasingly important component of the ICT industry, embodied in the products that we use and the systems we depend on. Major industry players such as IBM have embraced FOSS and it impacts on all its users. This work will enable readers to understand the legal environment within which FOSS operates. The first part examines FOSS in relation to the key IP regimes. The commercial implications of FOSS are then examined from different components of the supply chain. The final part examines the implications of FOSS for policy makers.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Open Source as Philosophy, Methodology, and Commerce: Using Law with Attitude
2. Open Source and Governance
Part 1: Intellectual Property Regimes
3. Copyright, Contract, and FOSS
4. Trade Marks and FOSS
5. Patents and FOSS
6. Patent Litigation and Patent Wars
Part 2: Business Models and Usage
7. Commercial Agreements
8. Business Implications of FOSS
Part 3: Public Policy Issues
Copyleft in the Cloud
10. Open Source, Standardization, and Innovation
11. Public Sector and Open Source
12. Everything Open.
2. Open Source and Governance
Part 1: Intellectual Property Regimes
3. Copyright, Contract, and FOSS
4. Trade Marks and FOSS
5. Patents and FOSS
6. Patent Litigation and Patent Wars
Part 2: Business Models and Usage
7. Commercial Agreements
8. Business Implications of FOSS
Part 3: Public Policy Issues
Copyleft in the Cloud
10. Open Source, Standardization, and Innovation
11. Public Sector and Open Source
12. Everything Open.
Published
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Language
English
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