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Understanding open source software licenses: An overview [part 4]
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| This is the 4th article in a series giving a
| practical overview of intellectual property
| rights, targeted towards normal people like
| you. This one talks about the GPL (The GNU
| General Public License) and other such"open
| source" software licenses, and what does a
| regular business need to be careful about with
| regard to such licenses.
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http://trak.in/tags/business/2010/03/31/open-source-software-licenses-overview/
Enforcement of the GNU GPL in Germany and Europe, by Till Jaeger
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| GPL enforcement is successful in Europe. In
| several court decisions and out of court
| settlements the license conditions of the GPL
| have been successfully enforced. In
| particular, embedded systems are the main
| focus of such compliance activities. The
| article describes the practice of enforcement
| activities and the legal prerequisites under
| the application of German law.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100403103524185
Recent:
Linux Australia to fund research into licence compliance
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| Linux Australia, the umbrella organisation
| for Linux user groups in the country, has
| decided to provide funding for research to
| determine the applicability of the Trade
| Practices Act as a compliance tool.
|
| [...]
|
| Further, Scott pointed out, there were
| other difficulties involved in going to
| court over such licences in Australia -
| the copyright holders were, to large
| extent, from other countries. If a case
| was filed to try and enforce compliance,
| the copyright holder would have to be
| party to the case and hence present in
| Australia.
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http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/development/37379-linux-australia-to-fund-research-into-licence-compliance
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