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| Open licensing and databases | Data and databases are a complex, nuanced area within intellectual property law. The paper aims to provide a high-level analysis on the protection of dabases under European law and identify the main legal problems arising from it in an open data scenario. Then it will focus on the solutions tried so far to implement a proper open licensing framework for the database (with an introduction to the license offered by Creative commons and the Open Data Commons project). | 052 A15 Vol. 04, Issue 01, 2012 |
| GPL liberty of death clause: An israeli case study | This article analyzes the application of the GPL in this particular statutory setting, but also bears on broader interpretative issues raised when the GPL conflicts with local law. The article also discusses the purpose and scope of Section 12, and highlights the potential consequences of ignoring the impact of local regulatory issues in assessing the effect of the GPL. | 052 A15 Vol. 04, Issue 01, 2012 |
| The gift that keeps on giving - distribution and copyleft in open source software licenses | Copyleft obligations in licenses like GPL version 2 are triggered by "distribution," but what exactly does that mean? This article examines the question of what constitutes distribution under U.S. copyright law, and how that question plays out in complex business settings where free software thrives today. | 052 A15 Vol. 04, Issue 01, 2012 |
| Towards a functional licence for open hardware | Open hardware lags open source software in maturity. The two main licences assert a form of copyleft. This paper argues that copyleft applicability to hardware is problematic, and concludes by proposing a simpler non-copyleft licence, based on Apache 2.0, for hardware. | 052 A15 Vol. 04, Issue 01, 2012 |
| Initial thoughts on Mayo v. Prometheus and software patents | The stance of the Court on the patent system may not sound surprising to FOSS community members who are knowledgeable about the problems of software patents. But Americans are taught from an early age to venerate the patent system. Many end up with an unshakeable belief that it always fosters progress, and cannot conceive that it sometimes hinders innovation. In Mayo, all nine Justices recognized that the reality is more complicated. The Court may not be ready yet to take on the software patent problem, but its practical, empirical approach could be a harbinger of progress to come. | 052 A15 Vol. 04, Issue 01, 2012 |
| Review of The IFOSS Law Book | The International Free and Open Source Software Law Book is a collaborative effort to create a coherent publication on legal aspects of FOSS in various jurisdictions. Marcus OLeary kindly accepted to have his review republished on IFOSS L. Rev. | 052 A15 Vol. 04, Issue 01, 2012 |
| The CERN open hardware licence | The CERN Open Hardware Licence was drafted to provide a framework for the collaborative development of hardware. The rationale behind the approach are set out and a summary of the provisions provided. | 052 A15 Vol. 04, Issue 01, 2012 |
