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Open Source Software: Your Company’s Legal Risks


by The Uni-Hacker on Sep.04, 2008, under Misc

On Aug. 13, 2008, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in the much-watched case Jacobsen v. Katzer, No. 2008-1001, which turned on whether violating an open source licensing agreement should be considered copyright infringement. It is important for companies to be aware of the implications of this decision.

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