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Copyright, BananaIP, 2011 Open Source Software Licenses By Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala [email protected] www.bananaip.com Blog: www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog

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Page 1: Open Source Software Licenses

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Open Source Software Licenses

ByDr. Kalyan C. [email protected]: www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog

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Copyright Idea/Expression Original Modicum of creativity

Literary, Dramatic, Musical, Artistic, Photographic, Cinematographic works and Sound Recording

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Copyright and Software Source/Object Code Databases Websites Interfaces

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Rights Reproduce Adapt Distribute Modify Public Display Public Performance

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Patents and Software Requirements

Subject Matter Industrial Applicability Novelty Inventive Step Specification

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Patents and Software Rights

Make Use Sell Offer for sale Import

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Example Softan makes a software for transferring

data into the brain available on his website. You can visit his website and download the software without any technical limitation.

No terms and conditions on the website. Copyright notice on the website.

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Example Notice: You may download the software

and use it for non-commercial purposes. You have to accept a license before using

the software. The license may be an open source license

such as GPL.

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Open Source Concept Evolution Philosophy Principles

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Principles Source Code Distribution Modification Attribution License

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Kinds of Licenses Viral Restrictive Flexible

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GPL Copy, Modify and Distribute Distribution Conditions Source Code Derivative Works - Source Code Attribution License Warranty and Liability

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MPL Copy, Modify and Distribute Distr ibution conditions Source Code Larger work - Only Source Code of MPL

Software Attribution License Warranty and Liability

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BSD Copy, Modify and Distribute Distribution Conditions Source code not mandatory Derivative work - No source code Attribution Different License Warranty and Liability

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Example MyTv is a software developed by a group of

engineers at IISc. The software is used for playing TV on mobile phones. The programmers make the software available under GPL.

What are your flexibilities and limitations? What if the software is made available under BSD

or MPL License?

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Enforcement Jacobson case FSF Vs. SISCO Busy Box case Microsoft case

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Open Source Business Sale of verbatim copies Implementation and Training Support Warranty, Indemnity and Liability

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Use in business Internal use Use in products Use in hardware Strategies

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Use models OSMM Model BRR model

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OSS Compliance Policy and Checklist Choosing a software License Analysis and compliance Softwares - Blackduck, Palamida etc. Open Invention Network

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Thank You.

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