Open Source FAQ > What are the most difficult questions in open source licensing? (5 entries)
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I have often called this the $64,000 question of open source licensing. (Some of you are too young for that reference, but it comes from a game show in the ...
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It's pretty well understood that the copyleft requirements of most licenses only adhere when one actually distirbutes copies of code. (That isn't true for all the copyleft licenses, just the ...
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Although some open source licenses have express patent licenses, none of the have reservations of rights. So, there may be "implied licenses" granted when one contributes to or distributes open ...
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Notice requirements in open source licenses aren't usually complicated, but they can be an enormous headache. The more complex the product, and the less it looks like application software, the ...
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Open source licenses are not trademark licenses. But there is a tension between trademark law and open source licensing. Trademark law cover when you can, or must, use the ...