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Books about Software Licenses
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By Douglas E. Phillips
Oxford University Press, USA
Hardcover (232 pages)
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Millions of computer users regularly bind themselves to software license terms with the click of a mouse, usually without reading anything but the word "agree." Licenses for software as diverse as Microsoft Windows and Linux, and terms of use for websites such as Facebook, are all subject not only to intellectual property and commercial law, but also to the private law of the license, which comes in many forms, each with its advocates. Microsoft, for example, maintains that its proprietary model gives users the rights they need while creating the incentives that have made the United States the global software leader, while Richard Stallman - creator of the GNU General Public License and author of a number of free software programs - asserts that proprietary licensing enables software companies to "hoard" software they should be sharing.
In The Software License Unveiled, Douglas Phillips looks at both of these extremes and questions how these proliferating but largely unread license terms affect access to software, one of the economy's most valuable resources. While highlighting the obvious divergences, he makes the more illuminating case that most current models - spanning the spectrum from proprietary to free - have one key feature in common: to an increasing extent, each license model extends, modifies, or displaces public law that would otherwise apply. Unlike books that advocate one form of licensing or another, this one reframes the debate to propose that going forward a key challenge for lawyers, scholars, policymakers, and the public is to consider whether "legislation by license" should be the means for controlling software access. |
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Alphascript Publishing
Paperback (152 pages)
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Copyleft is a play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to remove restrictions on distributing copies and modified versions of a work for others and requiring that the same freedoms be preserved in modified versions. Copyleft is a form of licensing and can be used to modify copyrights for works such as computer software, documents, music and art. In general, copyright law allows an author to prohibit others from reproducing, adapting, or distributing copies of the author's work. In contrast, an author may, through a copyleft licensing scheme, give every person who receives a copy of a work permission to reproduce, adapt or distribute the work as long as any resulting copies or adaptations are also bound by the same copyleft licensing scheme. A widely used and originating copyleft license is the GNU General Public License. Creative Commons provides a similar license called ShareAlike. Copyleft can also be characterized as a copyright licensing scheme in which an author surrenders some but not all rights under copyright law. |
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By MS, JD, Chairperson Kelly Frey, Esq. Jason I. Epstein, Esq. Barry S. Marks, Chad J. Post & ACFE Jeffrey E. Tuley
Lorman Education Services
Spiral-bound (292 pages)
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Novices and experts alike will receive insightful, practical advice on using, acquiring and exploiting technology that is so vital in both our personal lives and todays business world. Our manual begins with an overview of information technology, including a discussion of how e-mail, the Internet, Websites, typical office software applications and networks work (and the practical concerns related to using these technologies, such as privacy and security of information transmitted via these technologies). We will also discuss how use of these technologies creates both new practical and legal problems, on a personal level and in the workplace. We will then present the basic law that governs information technology, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, domain names and trade secrets. We will then cover drafting and negotiating of various types of technology contracts. In this manual, readers will explore how technology creates new risks and opportunities for fraud, how to distinguish between essential and non-essential provisions of agreements, how to create consensus between providers and users of technology, and how to avoid legal pitfalls associated with common usage of information technology. Later we will cover more advanced topics, such as open source software licensing and online business transactions. |
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By Suellen W. Bergman, J.D., M.E Dawn V. Stephens & Damon Christian Watson
Lorman Education Services
Spiral-bound
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Whether we know it or not, nearly all of us use software, networks and other computer technology every day. If you ever wanted to know more about how such technology works and what legal rights and liabilities are associated with such technology, read this manual. Novices and experts alike will receive insightful, practical advice on acquiring and exploiting technology that is so vital in both our personal lives and today's business world. |
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By Matthew M. Lavy
Sweet & Maxwell
Hardcover
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By Gregory J. Battersby
Aspen Publishers
Ring-bound (1516 pages)
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In the fast-paced, multi-billion dollar licensing industry, you don't have time to reinvent the wheel every time you need to draft or negotiate a strong, enforceable licensing agreement. And now you don't have to ...License Agreements: Forms and Checklists puts at your fingertips -- and on your computer screen -- all the critical tools needed to draft, negotiate, and finalize licensing deals more quickly and effectively: Sixty fully editable sample agreements that can be easily modified to meet your needs in virtually any transaction An introduction to each form that explains its purpose and applicability In-depth analysis of the legal principles you must consider when drafting an agreement, from both the licensor and the licensee perspectiveAnd authoritative discussions of "hot issues" that will likely come up for negotiation and how to handle themCompiled by nationally renowned licensing law authorities Gregory J. Battersby and Charles W. Grimes, this time-saving reference gives you proven-effective agreements that can be used as the starting point for the preparation and negotiation of virtually any licensing transaction.Always Current! License Agreements: Forms and Checklists is completely up-to-date. But to make sure you're always aware of the latest legal developments, you will automatically receive - with no obligation to purchase - supplements and/or new editions on a trial basis. You will be billed separately at the then-current price. Upon receipt, you will have 30 days to purchase or return. Of course, you may cancel this automatic updating and supplementation program at any time by simply notifying Aspen Publishers in writing. |
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By Robert Bond
Sweet & Maxwell
Loose Leaf (162 pages)
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This looseleaf explains how to put together solid international software and data agreements that suit your clients' needs. It provides a range of checklists and precedents, together with expert guidance, for preparing documents for activities of an international nature. In particular, it highlights the importance of the care needed when negotiating and structuring such agreements, which is when most errors are made in the transaction process. It also includes precedents with commentary, making it an even more useful tool. The precedents are also supplied on disk. |
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By Brian T Schuster
Unknown Binding
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By Kami Davis Rowles
Business Laws Inc
Unknown Binding (58 pages)
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