Mission Impossible: Open Source Compliance for 1990s Licenses in Todays World. Will the OS Communities Soon Face OSS Trolls?
This session will discuss the following: Why do 30 years old licenses cause compliance issues in todays world of IoT, embedded devices and software stacks? Why have the risks of non-compliance inc …
| Talk Title | Mission Impossible: Open Source Compliance for 1990s Licenses in Todays World. Will the OS Communities Soon Face OSS Trolls? |
| Speakers | Dr. Hendrik Schöttle (Partner, Rechtsanwalt) |
| Conference | Open Source Summit Europe |
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| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Date | Oct 21-27, 2017 |
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| Slides | Talk Slides |
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This session will discuss the following: Why do 30 years old licenses cause compliance issues in today’s world of IoT, embedded devices and software stacks? · Why have the risks of non-compliance increased? · Why is it worth thinking about amending license requirements? Thoughts on OSS licenses from the point of view of a legal expert who was involved in several OSS license infringement cases.
