Open source software is being taken seriously as a viable alternative to expensive proprietary applications but it's important to realize that, like its commercial brethren, it comes with a license for use.
Read more »How (and Why) To Wrap Your Head Around Free Software Licensing
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Answering Gene Quinn, Patent Attorney - Updated
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Well. I got a very nice note from Gene Quinn. He's reading Groklaw. I'm reading what he is writing, because it's fascinating, and it's an opportunity to speak directly with a patent attorney who is a true believer.
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SCO Files an Amended Schedule F
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SCO, or more precisely, SCO Operations has filed an amended Schedule F [PDF], its list of unsecured nonpriority creditors, or in bankruptcy lingo "creditors holding unsecured nonpriority claims". Here's the original Schedule F [PDF], if you wish to compare the lists. Schedule F is found on page 7 of the older PDF. It is interesting to compare, even without fully understanding what it all means.
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SCO and Novell Settle Constructive Trust/Payment Matter "In Principal"
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There is a bankruptcy hearing scheduled for November 20th, and there's a Notice of Matters Scheduled for Hearing [PDF] just filed that tells us that the issue of the constructive trust has been resolved "in principal" and there will be a stipulation or consensual order filed. Good Golly, Miss Molly. Is Novell finally going to see some of its money from SCO?
Read more »The Linux Licensing Labyrinth
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The land of open source software is awash in an often confusing array of various licenses and rules regarding what is and is not allowed once someone has written a piece of code. It's enough to scare some vendors away from FOSS altogether, and that can be a problem when it comes to creating open source drivers. Fortunately, some vendors are coming around.
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French RIAA Sues SourceForge For Aiding And Abetting Piracy?
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Yes, this sounds every bit as ridiculous to me as it probably does you. The Société civile des Producteurs de Phonogrammes en France, or SPPF -- France's analogue to the RIAA -- is preparing to file suit not only against the makers of various P2P sharing apps, but SourceForge.net, which provides code hosting for many such projects.
Read more »Gartner Report Exaggerates Open Source IP Concerns
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In a report on enterprise open source usage released this week, Gartner research director Laurie Wurster stated in rather strong language that companies could face a big intellectual property issue because they are using the software without understanding the IP implications of the licensing language.
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Final Judgment in SCO v. Novell: SCO Loses Again
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The final judgment from Utah is here at last. It recites what the August 10, 2007 and July 16, 2008 orders said, but it also resolves the recent dispute over SCO's desire to voluntarily waive some claims and then bring them back to the table after an appeal, should it prove successful.
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Bilski: what it means for free and open source software
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Open source software is one of the most dynamic, innovative sectors of the U.S. economy, but the U.S. patent system is a costly hindrance to open source innovation.
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Guide to Creative Commons Media for Videographers
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I am personally a big proponent behind the idea of the Creative Commons movement, which tries to create a free-er multimedia society where listeners, users and remixers build upon original works and freely exchange that information.
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Minutes from the Bankruptcy Hearing, an Order on 1st Omnibus Objections, and Other Filings
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The SCO bankruptcy plods right along. I predicted that the SCO bankruptcy hearing on SCO's First Omnibus Objections to Claims would be short, sweet, and simple, and the minutes of the hearing [PDF] indicate that is exactly how it went. We'll know more when the transcript is made public, but the
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Film studios to become 'police, judge, executioner'
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Internet users would have their connections terminated summarily on the whim of the film and TV industry should it win its landmark legal battle against iiNet, legal experts have warned.
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Stand up to the RIAA
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RMS: « When universities stand up to the RIAA, they can block the record companies' harassment suits. Students should organize to demand that their universities not keep records that could make it possible to connect an IP address with anyone in particular. »
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Analysis on Balance - Standardisation and Patents - by Georg Greve, President, FSFE
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Analysis on balance - Standardisation and Patents - by Georg C. F. Greve, FSFE, President
This paper provides an analysis of the interaction of patents and standards and finishes with some concrete proposals to address the most pressing issues.
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Patents Roundup: Microsoft Employs Patent Hawks, Google’s Chrome Sued, Ambush Denounced and More
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Various bits from the news, with particular emphasis on those that affect Free software
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