Free And Open Source Software Foss And Other Alternative License Models
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Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and other Alternative License Models
This book discusses the main legal questions raised by free and open source software (FOSS) licenses and other alternative license models, such as Creative Commons. The legal questions raised by FOSS and other alternative licenses have been the subject of an intense international debate among legal scholars and practising lawyers in the last years. Courts in different jurisdictions have confirmed that the core features of FOSS licenses are compliant with the respective applicable laws and thus enforceable in the respective jurisdictions. What is still missing so far is an in-depth comparative analysis of the legal issues raised by FOSS, Creative Commons and other alternative license on a worldwide scale. This book presents a general report on FOSS licenses and alternative license models to establish common ground and enable comparison between jurisdictions. The general report is followed by 24 national reports covering the world's most important IT-markets. General and national reports use the same structure to facilitate the comparison. The book shows that despite the differences in their origins, all FOSS projects use detailed licenses for the organisation of their communities. It also shows the differences in the proofing of these licenses by courts in some jurisdictions and the tailor-made provisions established by some legislators to solve the legal issues raised by the license model.
General Reports of the XIXth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law Rapports Généraux du XIXème Congrès de l'Académie Internationale de Droit Comparé
This book deals with convergences of legal doctrine despite jurisdictional, cultural, and political barriers, and of divergences due to such barriers, examining topics that are of vital importance to contemporary legal scholars. Written by leading scholars from more than twenty countries, its thirty-two chapters present a comparative analysis of cutting-edge legal topics of the 21st century. While each of the countries covered stands alone as a sovereign state, in a technologically advanced world their disparate systems nonetheless show comparable strategies in dealing with complex legal issues. The book is a critical addition to the library of any scholar hoping to keep abreast of the major trends in contemporary law. It covers a vast area of topics that are dealt with from a comparative point of view and represents the current state of law in each area.
Intellectual Property, Competition & New Technologies
Author: Alexandre Dias Pereira
language: en
Publisher: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra / Coimbra University Press
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This book brings together a series of legal studies on intellectual property, competition and new technologies published in international journals and other publications, mainly in English. The book is aimed at students of intellectual property, competition and digital law, but it can also be useful to those interested in teaching and research, as well as in forensic practice and management of these rights. Intellectual property has developed to a large extent in line with the challenges of new technologies, especially in the digital age. New technologies are challenging other areas of law, from contracts to the protection of personal data, cybersecurity and cybercrime, as well as regulation and competition in the digital market. This work also includes some studies on the legal issues of the new economy, providing an opportunity to study the broader context of the information society and the digital economy.