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Open Source Software Licenses
By
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala
kalyan@bananaip.com
www.bananaip.com
Blog: www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog

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Copyright
 Idea/Expression
 Original
 Modicum of creativity
 Literary, Dramatic, Musical, Artistic,
Photographic, Cinematographic works and
Sound Recording

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Copyright and Software
 Source/Object Code
 Databases
 Websites
 Interfaces

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Rights
 Reproduce
 Adapt
 Distribute
 Modify
 Public Display
 Public Performance

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Patents and Software
 Requirements
 Subject Matter
 Industrial Applicability
 Novelty
 Inventive Step
 Specification

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Patents and Software
 Rights
 Make
 Use
 Sell
 Offer for sale
 Import

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Example
 Softan makes a software for transferring
data into the brain available on his website.
You can visit his website and download the
software without any technical limitation.
 No terms and conditions on the website.
 Copyright notice on the website.

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Example
 Notice: You may download the software
and use it for non-commercial purposes.
 You have to accept a license before using
the software.
 The license may be an open source license
such as GPL.

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Open Source Concept
 Evolution
 Philosophy
 Principles

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Principles
 Source Code
 Distribution
 Modification
 Attribution
 License

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Kinds of Licenses
 Viral
 Restrictive
 Flexible

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GPL
 Copy, Modify and Distribute
 Distribution Conditions
 Source Code
 Derivative Works - Source Code
 Attribution
 License
 Warranty and Liability

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MPL
 Copy, Modify and Distribute
 Distr ibution conditions
 Source Code
 Larger work - Only Source Code of MPL
Software
 Attribution
 License
 Warranty and Liability

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BSD
 Copy, Modify and Distribute
 Distribution Conditions
 Source code not mandatory
 Derivative work - No source code
 Attribution
 Different License
 Warranty and Liability

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Example
 MyTv is a software developed by a group of
engineers at IISc. The software is used for playing
TV on mobile phones. The programmers make
the software available under GPL.
 What are your flexibilities and limitations?
 What if the software is made available under
BSD or MPL License?

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Enforcement
 Jacobson case
 FSF Vs. SISCO
 Busy Box case
 Microsoft case

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Open Source Business
 Sale of verbatim copies
 Implementation and Training
 Support
 Warranty, Indemnity and Liability

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Use in business
 Internal use
 Use in products
 Use in hardware
 Strategies

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Use models
 OSMM Model
 BRR model

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OSS Compliance
 Policy and Checklist
 Choosing a software
 License Analysis and compliance
 Softwares - Blackduck, Palamida etc.
 Open Invention Network

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Thank You.
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