Open Source: Recognizing Your Rights and Opportunities
Montag, 11. September, 14 Uhr im Hörsaal des Rechenzentrums
Helen S. Cordell
Senior Attorney - Intellectual Property
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL 60439
U.S.A.
The Open Source Phenomenon has spread throughout the world and has
been given growing momentum by the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Open source code is by definition made freely available to the general
public for modification, alteration, and endless distribution. When
code is dedicated as open source, what is the developer giving up? What
are the opportunities and the legal pitfalls for those who distribute
open source or sell their services to open source users? The discussion
will set aside economic considerations, and focus on the conveyance of
legal rights and acceptance of legal obligations in open source
transactions.
