Open Source Software has seen mass adoption in the last decade and potentially forms the majority of software today. It is realised through legal instruments, private law agreements, licences, governance, and community norms—all of which lead to the sharing of intellectual property and to economic and commercial disruption in technology. Written by world leading Open Source and legal experts, this new edition of Open Source Law, Policy and Practice is fully updated with a global focus on technology and market changes over the last decade. The work delivers an in-depth examination of the community, legal, and commercial structures relating to the usage and exploitation of Open Source. This enables readers to understand the legal environment within which Open Source operates and what is required for its appropriate governance and curation in enterprise and the public sector. This is achieved by focusing on three main areas: intellectual property rights; the governance of Open Source; and the business and economic impacts.
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1: Philosophy, Methodology, and Commerce: Using Law with Attitude 2: Evolving Perspectives on Community and Governance 3: Copyright, Contract, and Licensing 4: Contribution 5: Copyright Enforcement 6: Transforming the Supply Chain with OpenChain ISO 5230 7: SPDX and Software Bill of Materials 8: Corporate Concerns: Audit, Valuation, and Deals 9: Trademarks 10: Patents and the Defensive Response 11: Open Source Software in Standard Setting: The Role of Intellectual Property Rights Regimes 12: Export Control 13: The History of Security 14: Sustainability and Open Source 15: Economics of Open Source 16: Operational and Commercial Models of Open Source and Commercial Agreements 17: Antitrust, Competition, and Open Source 18: Foundations and NGOs 19: The Rise of the Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) 20: Cloud Native Development, Containers, and Open Source Licensing 21: Public Sector and Open Source 22: Blockchain 23: Open Hardware 24: Open Everything.