Open Source Licence Non-Compliance == Legal Trouble
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Comments on the Acquisition of a Business The sale of a business usually proceeds on the basis where one person has agreed to sell and another person has agreed to buy the business. Often also, there...
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View ArticleiiNet: The History of “Authorization” and “sanction, approve, countenance”
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View ArticleiiNet: Authorisation and the Nature of the Relationship under 101(1A)(b)
iiNet, Authorisation and the Nature of the Relationship under 101(1A)(b) Exposure draft for comment 6 September 2011. Summary The Full Court’s analysis of section 101(1A)(b) in iiNet is difficult to...
View ArticleSomething Important Happening in iiNet Case
Something Important Happening in iiNet Case There’s something important going to happen in the iiNet case in the near future. I don’t know exactly what. I’m simply noting that whenever something has...
View ArticleCBS Songs v Amstrad
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View ArticleiiNet High Court Appeal (iiNet to win), Carrier Bravery
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View ArticleCorporate Structures for Free Software Projects
Corporate Structures for Free Software Projects Q: I have some software which I would like to form the basis of a GPL project. Should I set up an organisation and vest the copyright in that...
View ArticleShould Governments Specify Licence Conditions?
I have been made aware of a meme passing around Government purchasing circles to the effect that Government ought not to be dictating licence terms in the course of procurement. This has two variants,...
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