1. Copyright Licensing and
ICT
Jane Lambert

2. Copyright Licensing and ICT
● What is a copyright?
● What is a licence?
● The early days of computing
● Unbundling and personal computers
● Free Software Foundation
● GNU Project
● Copyleft
● Lawrence Lessig
● Creative Commons
● Open Government

3. What is copyright?
● Exclusive right to do certain acts
● Arises automatically
● Extends internationally
● Injunctions, damages or account
● Criminal penalties
● Subject to exceptions and licences

4. What is a licence?
● Permission
● Express, implied, free, contractual
● Exclusive, non-exclusive and sole
● Collecting societies
● Copyright Tribunal
● Arts 101 and 102 TFEU
● Competition Act 1998

5. Copyright and Computing
● Bundling of software with hardware
● Antitrust litigation in USA 1969
● Unbundling
● Old definition of freeware
● 1971 IBM invents floppy disc
● 1981 IBM launches PC
● Copyright Act amended 1985
● Free Software Foundation
● GNU Project, Copyleft, CC
● Open Government Licences
Author Parrot of Doom Licence CC BY-SA 3.0

6. Any Questions?
Jane Lambert
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jane.lambert@nipclaw.com
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