THE SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR COMPUTERS AND LAW ANNUAL LECTURE 2007

Free software is irrevocably transforming the global software industry, challenging not only Microsoft's dominance as a firm, but also the very idea of software-as-product that characterised the Microsoft Era. Now, with the release of version 3 of the GNU General Public License after eighteen months of public, global legislative process, the outlines of the new industrial structure are emerging.