Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing: Guide to Navigating Licensing Issues in Existing & New Software"O'Reilly Media, Inc.", 2004. gada 16. aug. - 208 lappuses If you've held back from developing open source or free software projects because you don't understand the implications of the various licenses, you're not alone. Many developers believe in releasing their software freely, but have hesitated to do so because they're concerned about losing control over their software. Licensing issues are complicated, and both the facts and fallacies you hear word-of-mouth can add to the confusion.Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing helps you make sense of the different options available to you. This concise guide focuses on annotated licenses, offering an in-depth explanation of how they compare and interoperate, and how license choices affect project possibilities. Written in clear language that you don't have to be a lawyer to understand, the book answers such questions as: What rights am I giving up? How will my use of OS/FS licensing affect future users or future developers? Does a particular use of this software--such as combining it with proprietary software--leave me vulnerable to lawsuits?Following a quick look at copyright law, contracts, and the definition of "open source," the book tackles the spectrum of licensing, including:
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... derivative works”—works that depend upon or develop from the original, copyrighted work. This limitation is of particular signifi- cance to open source licensing, as will be explained later. In the United States, the period protected by ...
... derivative work” is one that, although based on a copyrighted work, so fundamentally alters it that a new work results. Such a “transformative derivative work” is considered a new work for copyright pur- poses, and the holder of the ...
... derivative works based on the work. In the case of artistic works, the problem of unauthorized distribution of the original work is more common. While unauthorized derivative works occasionally result in lawsuits or other disputes, the ...
... derivative work , be themselves licensed in a manner consistent with the original license . For example , an open source license may require that derivative works be distrib- uted on the same terms under which the licensee was permitted ...
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Qt Artistic and Creative Commons Licenses | 85 |
NonOpen Source Licenses | 114 |
Legal Impacts of Open Source and Free Software Licensing | 147 |
Software Development Using Open Source and Free Software Licenses | 164 |
Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivs License | 179 |
Index | 185 |
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Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing: Guide to Navigating ... Andrew M. St. Laurent Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2004 |
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing Andrew M. St. Laurent Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2004 |