In case you missed it, the membership of KDE e.V. have adopted a new legal instrument: a Fiduciary License Agreement. You can read more about it on theDot and Linux Weekly News.
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Open Source Software and Patents: An Uneasy Journey of Discovery and Understanding
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Over the past three months, I've been communicating at length with several leaders in the Open Source Software (OSS) community about how best to license software patents in a way that supports the goal of OSS developers, users, and distributors. I've learned a great deal along the way about the uneasy relationship between OSS and software patents.
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The End of P2P Throttling: FCC Slaps Comcast
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"The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced its orders on Comcast, a major high-speed internet provider, to halt their practice of throttling selected peer-to-peer file sharing traffic.
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Another Global Effort to End Software Patents Once and For All
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Another look at the battle against the commons around the world and new initiatives against it
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Piracy or Marketing?
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Linux is often mentioned in discussions on Intellectual Property (IP) and the protection thereof. The reason is two-fold. First, the Linux platform is often seen as the “Wild West” where there are no (enforceable) laws. The perception is that Linux makes it easier to pirate software, music, video and other digitized IP products.
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The FLA Gets Some Traction
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Have you ever heard of the Fiduciary Licence Agreement - the FLA? No, it's not an alterative to other free and open source license agreements that you're probably already familiar with, like the GPL, Mozilla License, and BSD License. Rather, it's an adjunct to any copyleft license, designed to help ensure the long-term survivability of free software projects.
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Inside the SFLC's "Practical Guide to GPL Compliance"
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One of the goals of the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) is to become a center for education in free and open source software (FOSS) legal issues.
Read more »Court rejects protest against Big Bang machine
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IMO, this shows why we need a political dialogue between scientists and social movements across the planet...
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"Software Patents in Malaysia?"
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In ComputerWorld Malaysia, next to the article about Linux in schools in Philippines, was this interesting box. Im not sure whether it was an advertorial, but it seems like a reignition of the software patent debate.
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Novell and SCO Agree on Interest, Trust Amounts; Final Judgment Still in Dispute
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Novell filed today, as per the deadline, two documents, one an unopposed filing regarding interest due Novell by SCO -- SCO has agreed to the sum of $918,122 in prejudgment interest and $489 per day until the final judgment is entered.
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ATandT EULA's Terms Are Found "Unconscionable" - What Does That Mean?
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I thought you might like to read a hot-off-the-presses appellate court decision [PDF] in a case from Washington State, McKee (Michael) v. AT&T Corp., where the court just found certain clauses in AT&T's EULA "unconscionable".
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Lenovo won't refund the Windows tax without an NDA
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Linux users have always vocally encouraged major hardware vendors to unbundle the Windows operating system or offer Linux preinstallation. Although several prominent vendors are beginning to embrace this concept, they only support it on a limited subset of their hardware offerings.
Read more »Brampton Factor: Open source stands up for its rights
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Open source developers need to guard their intellectual property rights if they want to compete with the big boys, says Martin Brampton.
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Google amends Chrome license agreement after objections
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Google says it will dump part of the licensing agreement for its Chrome Web browser.
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