News & Analysis as of

Licenses Software Open Source Software

Morgan Lewis

Insight: Best Practices for Leveraging Open-Source Software and Mitigating Its Risks

Morgan Lewis on

Across industries, open-source software provides the foundation for a significant number of applications, with open-source components per commercial application growing more than six-fold in the last five years. ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Open-Source Software: Benefits And Legal Risks

Husch Blackwell LLP on

What is open-source software? To ask the question is almost to answer it. Open source software (OSS) simply describes software code that is distributed on an “open-source” basis – which means, in a way that allows others to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Controversial New Open Source License for Decentralized Apps – Protects Users’ Data and Cryptographic Keys

A controversial new open source license designed for use with decentralized applications was recently approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). The Cryptographic Autonomy License (CAL) claims to be the first open source...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

MBHB Snippets: A review of developments in Intellectual Property Law - Volume 17, Issue 2

USPTO Issues CBD Trademark Guidelines in Light of the 2018 Farm Bill: Key Takeaways - On May 2, 2019, the USPTO released its new guidelines on how it will examine federal trademark applications for CBD products in light of...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Open Source Software Licensing

For over 30 years, open source software (OSS) has formed the backbone of the technology industry. Today, it is nearly impossible to find a computing device that does not utilize an open source component. For example, the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Open-Source JavaScript: Compliance Tips For Companies

Womble Bond Dickinson on

Many companies are now aware that if they incorporate open-source software into their products, there are specific terms and conditions that go along with the grant of the use of the particular OSS that are spelled out in...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Open-Source Licensing: Mitigate Your Risk

Burns & Levinson LLP on

Businesses today rely on an ever-changing and expanding software suite simply to run. Open-source software, now approaching a 50% share of the business market, is driving innovation speed and reducing development costs....more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Vermont Department of Taxes Begins to Take a Close Look at Cloud Computing

McDermott Will & Emery on

On June 30, 2013, the Vermont sales tax moratorium on remote access to software expired. At that time, the Vermont Department of Taxes (Department) reverted to its prior position that interpreted, without any analysis, the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Open Source Software: Fifteen Steps to Avoid a Software Disaster

Holland & Knight LLP on

Open Source Software ("OSS") is important business to your company. The improper integration of OSS into your company's information technology systems can impact company value....more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide