open source, open genomics, open creation
Ever since RMS drew up the GNU GPL, code and law have been inextricably linked. Mark Radcliffe provides a good summary of the last year from a legal viewpoint:Last year was the one of the most active years for legal developments in the history of free and open source (“FOSS”). http://lawandlifesiliconvalley.com/blog/?p=27 This year, 2008, has seen a continuation of important legal developments for FOSS. My list of the top ten FOSS legal developments in 2008 follows...
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There seems to be some magic about free software: whenever a certain class of (intelligent) lawyer comes into contact with it, it redeems them, and turns them into enlightened benefactors. Eben Moglen is the paradigmatic case, but here's another: Mark Radcliffe. You don't have to take my word - this is what Matt has to say:If it has to do with open source and it affects your rights therein, Mark was probably at the fulcrum.
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Labels: eben moglen, lawyers, licences, mark radcliffe, Matt Asay
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