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Overview
What You Will Learn:
• Open source licenses in the context of real-life issues • Guidance on how to analyze an open source license and its key provisions • Patents and standards in an open source world • New business models based on open source software
Special Features:
• Earn one hour of Ethics credit
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Opening Remarks* [00:02:33]
Stuart D. Levi, Lori E. Lesser - Open Source Technology and License Overview [01:07:49]
Stuart D. Levi - Awareness of Ethics for the Open Source Practitioner [00:59:51]
C. Evan Stewart - Practical Open Source Problems In-House Counsel Face [01:00:11]
Lori E. Lesser, Gregory Cram, Carolyn Edgar, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Michael Hasper, Damion Josephs, Charles D. Lee, Sonal Mehta, Jennifer F. Miller, Kevin Xu - Best Practices for License Enforcement and Avoiding Litigation over Open Source Technology [01:00:05]
Ken D. Kumayama - Hot Topics: Critical Issues and Important FOSS Litigation in the US and Europe [00:59:20]
Justin Colannino, Karen M. Sandler - Royalty-Free Patents and Open Standards in Open Source Software [01:00:37]
Carolyn H. Blankenship
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Complete Course Handbook
- Open Source Initiative: The Open Source Definition (2014)
Stuart D. Levi - Open Source Software: A Brief Primer (November 2018) (PowerPoint slides)
Stuart D. Levi - Open Source Software, Ch. 13, Practicing Law Institute (May 2021)
Van Lindberg - Copyleft and the GNU General Public License: A Comprehensive Tutorial and Guide
Karen M. Sandler - Legal Ethics for Free Software (March 24, 2014)
Karen M. Sandler - The Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement
Karen M. Sandler - Microsoft & exFAT: One Step on a Long Journey (August 30, 2019)
Karen M. Sandler - Patents in an Open Source World (September 6, 2016)
Carolyn H. Blankenship - Carolyn H. Blankenship and Gail H. Zarick, How In-House Counsel Can Add Value in M&A (July 2018)
Carolyn H. Blankenship - Ethics in a High-Tech Legal World
Lori E. Lesser,Rebecca Roiphe
Presentation Material
- Open Source Technology and License Overview
Stuart D. Levi - Hypotheticals
C. Evan Stewart - Links
- Best Practices for License Enforcement and Avoiding Litigation over Open Source Technology
- Royalty-Free Patents and Open Standards in Open Source Software
Carolyn H. Blankenship
Why You Should Attend:
AI, cloud, blockchain, fintech, health care, digital assets, gaming, supply chain management – open source technology is at work in nearly every industry. This program will address the critical issues that IP, technology and business lawyers need to consider when handling open source software in today’s economy. Armed with this information, you will be better able to help your clients make intelligent choices and decisions about how to take advantage of the benefits and manage the risks presented by open source software
What You Will Learn:
• Open source licenses in the context of real-life issues • Guidance on how to analyze an open source license and its key provisions • Patents and standards in an open source world • New business models based on open source software
Special Features:
• Earn one hour of Ethics credit
Who Should Attend:
Intended Audience: Attorneys and allied professionals whose clients develop, use, distribute or invest in open source technologies.
Prerequisites: An interest in the development, licensing, and application of open source software.
Advanced Prep: None