Advanced

[PDF] Bad Facts Make Good Law: The Jacobsen Case and Open Source

Posted by azerthoth on · 1 comment
rosenlaw.com; By Lawrence Rosen 		Mail this story
Print this story

This decision finally explains how U.S. courts should analyze open source and open content licenses. The bottom line for us is that copyright law provides the remedies but contract law provides the analytical tools. [This pdf file was posted to the OSI license-discuss mailing list, with permission to rebublish -Az]

Full Story

  Nav
» Read more about: Story Type: ; Groups: Community

» Get new stories by e-mail: nightly or as they are published

« Return to the newswire homepage

  Related stories
» More like this

Comments (1)

shmget ·
It is a pleasure to read such a clear and well articulated explanation of the intricate details of the subject.

It is also a reminder that what may look clear-cut to an engineering mind, is a completely different ball-game in the hands of legal professionals.

Post a comment

A free account is needed to post. Write your comment here first: your text is kept in this browser while you sign up or log in, and is waiting for you when you come back.

Your message:
|||||
10
Markdown: **bold**, *italic*, [text](https://link), - lists, > quotes, $x^2$ for math. Formatting help

Sign up and post (it is free)  or  Log in and post