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MDY v Blizzard: Terms of Use and Copyright Infringement

Submitted by Guest Blogger on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 18:04

A recent case was decided upon that is important to the understanding when software license breaches will be treated as copyright infringement or simply breaches of the contract. The case continues to show that a court’s decision one way or the other can have dramatically different results in terms of how much in damages a defendant must pay.

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Essential Free and Open Source Software Toolkit

Submitted by New Media Rights on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 15:49
A tool kit full of Free or Open Source software
Open source software has gained popularity because of its effectiveness, flexibility, security, and low cost. By adopting an entirely new philosophical approach to software development and user freedom, open source software empowers you, the downstream user not just to use it to perform a task, but to build upon, adapt, and modify it to fit your needs. In this way thousands of developers and users around the world are able to work to improve the software's effectiveness, flexibility, and security. Join the many people around the world using open source software, a way of life that encourages openness, sharing, community, innovation, and discovery.
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Local Company Releases Open Source Security Software

Submitted by jason eliaser on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 11:15

OpenSAMM, an open source security system which can be added to any software, was developed here in San Diego, and has recently been released to the public.

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Legal Guide to GPL Compliance - Software Freedom Law Center

Submitted by New Media Rights on Mon, 09/08/2008 - 16:05

The Software Freedom Law Center has released a Legal Guide to GPL Compliance. This guide is largely targeted at those who seek to commercialize free and open source software. It is reproduced in its entirety below. 

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