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Books about Software Licenses
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By Michael Overly
Aspatore Books
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In such a business climate that demands a heightened understanding and keen ability to leverage essential technologies, one must understand every element of an agreement as critical and essential as the software user/vendor contract. As there has long been a disconnect between the express interests of the end user and the objectives of the vendor party in the developing, drafting and executing of such contracts, Software Agreements Line by Line serves to bridge this gap. Taking a standard agreement and breaking it down clause by clause, explaining the nuances of the language and the implications inherent there within, authors Michael Overly and James Kalyvas (partners at Foley & Lardner) present a comprehensive overview of a contract, detail how it can be manipulated, offer practical solutions to prevent against this and suggest ways in which it might be adapted to meet the needs of the end user. A never-before offered glimpse into the often daunting world of these highly-technical agreements, Software Agreements Line by Line highlights the often overlooked, unnoticed and even hidden aspects of authorizing, purchasing and leveraging such business-critical assets. The ability to understand and develop user-friendly software licenses and agreements offers unparalleled advantages for any company invested in, or making decisions around, purchasing software. This book will prove instrumental in rendering any reader an informed user, a more strategic thinker and above all, an empowered consumer. |
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By Andrew M. St. Laurent
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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If you've held back from developing open source or free software projects because you don't understand the implications of the various licenses, you're not alone. Many developers believe in releasing their software freely, but have hesitated to do so because they're concerned about losing control over their software. Licensing issues are complicated, and both the facts and fallacies you hear word-of-mouth can add to the confusion. Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing helps you make sense of the different options available to you. This concise guide focuses on annotated licenses, offering an in-depth explanation of how they compare and interoperate, and how license choices affect project possibilities. Written in clear language that you don't have to be a lawyer to understand, the book answers such questions as: What rights am I giving up? How will my use of OS/FS licensing affect future users or future developers? Does a particular use of this software--such as combining it with proprietary software--leave me vulnerable to lawsuits? Following a quick look at copyright law, contracts, and the definition of "open source," the book tackles the spectrum of licensing, including: - The MIT (or X), BSD, Apache and Academic Free licenses
- The GPL, LGPL, and Mozilla licenses
- The QT, Artistic, and Creative Commons licenses
- Classic Proprietary licenses
- Sun Community Source license and Microsoft Shared Source project
The book wraps up with a look at the legal effects--both positive and negative--of open source/free software licensing. Licensing is a major part of what open source and free software are all about, but it's still one of the most complicated areas of law. Even the very simple licenses are tricky. Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing bridges the gap between the open source vision and the practical implications of its legal underpinnings. If open source and free software licenses interest you, this book will help you understand them. If you're an open source/free software developer, this book is an absolute necessity. |
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By Rob Addy
Springer
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IT service management (ITSM) is the group of processes and functions that oil the wheels of the IT machine. Without ITSM, every IT project and system would deteriorate over time until failure. ITIL is the recognized best-practice standard for ITSM, and has been around since the late 1980s, with ITIL version 3 published just recently. However, many of today’s IT problems have been around for just as long - so in order to manage IT effectively, organizations must go beyond the ITIL framework. Rob Addy provides IT service managers and professionals with practical guidance on delivering and managing IT services in an effective and efficient manner by extending the ITIL approach to deliver proactive and pragmatic IT service management. His book is a candid look at the relative merits of currently accepted wisdom regarding the provision of IT services, using the principles of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) guidance series. It describes IT service management processes related to service delivery and service support (as well as other non-ITIL areas), their objectives, shortcomings, and how these issues can be addressed in real-life situations. In addition, it delivers a workable definition of what exactly an ‘IT service’ is and how it can be defined and used in practice. Overall, he gives an unbiased view of the discipline, its objectives, major processes, and their benefits and shortcomings. Managing and mitigating IT risk is critical to the survival of every business. Success is an optional extra! Proactive IT service management can be thought of as risk management for IT: Can you afford to ignore it? |
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By Jeffrey I. Gordon
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Software licenses are everywhere these days. The end user of just about every type of technology is either requested or forced to abide by the terms of the license presented to them. As a result, it has become a necessity that individuals learn how to read a license and how to negotiate favorable terms. Unlike other guides, the Software Licensing Handbook was designed to lead you through the twists and turns of the language found in almost all software, maintenance and professional services contracts. Plain english explanations of standard contract wording enables anyone to understand what you are reading, regardless of whether you are buying OR selling software. |
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By H. Ward Classen
American Bar Association
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This new Second Edition updates its first edition published in 2005 by examining the fundamental issues that both licensors and licensees confront in the negotiation of a software license. This resource is accompanied by and cross-referenced to an annotated software license. A detailed index and companion CD-ROM is also included for customization of the software license and related forms. |
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By Gordon West
The W5YI Group, Inc.
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Gordon West Extra Class study manual with W5YI hamstudy software for the 2008-12 Element 4 FCC License Exam. Study the book and take practice exams on your PC. If you answer wrong, West's explanation from the book appears to reinforce learning. Software scores your results and shows where you need more study. Software for Windows 98 and higher, including Vista. Valid for FCC exams July 1, 2008 thru June 30, 2012. |
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By Brian D. Spross
BooksOnStuff
Released: 2003-07-29
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If you are selling (or giving away) downloadable software on the web, it's important to make sure all of your bases are covered. Instant Attorney's Click-Wrap License Agreement will help you to do just that. Instant Attorney has written a customizable agreement that you can require your customers to accept before they download your software.
Instant Attorney's Click-Wrap License Agreement is written in plain English that is easy for non-legal minds to understand. The agreement includes standard language for use, use restrictions, reverse engineering, ownership, disclaimer of warranty, limitation of liability, confidentiality, severability, governing law, and more.
Instant Attorney contract templates are the next generation in e-books. All Instant Attorney templates come with customizable fields that would be virtually impossible to include in a physical book. E-books are finally allowing their users to do things that were unimaginable with regular books. Like all Instant Attorney documents, the Click-Wrap License Agreement is exceptionally easy to use. Page three of the document provides fields to customize your company name, the software's name, the license fee, the # of permitted installation locations per license, and even the state whose laws and courts will govern the agreement. After this information is entered, the relevant fields in the actual click-wrap license agreement are automatically populated. The document also includes a license to use the agreement for your business use. |
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By K. Edwards
Elsevier
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This digital document is a journal article from Telematics and Informatics, published by Elsevier in 2005. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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This paper presents a model for understanding the behaviour of agents using and/or contributing to open source software. The model illustrates the behaviour of agents under three license regimes: (1) the GPL, (2) the BSD and (3) the Microsoft EULA. The latter license is not an open source license and is included as a reference as well as an example of a general situation where users do not contribute source code. The model uses economic theory of externalities and opportunity cost as a measure of agents' costs. The basic premise is that agents will only participate in developments if there is a net benefit. Agents are divided into firms and individuals, which can be either maintainers or user-developers. A maintainer is an agent responsible for releasing new versions of a program and a user-developer is an agent who uses a program but may also become a developer. It is observed through the model that the three licenses induce different incentives and dynamics for maintainers and user-developers and the paper explains, from an economic standpoint, the mechanisms that ensure that programs are developed and maintained under the three license regimes. |
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By H. Classen
American Bar Association
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This guidebook examines the fundamental issues that both licensors and licensees confront in the negotiation of a software license and, where appropriate, relevant ancillary issues such as software development as well as maintenance and support. A companion CD-ROM is included with customizable agreements and relevant forms. |
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By Denise Maldonado
Aspen Publishers
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A Case Manager's Study Guide: Preparing for Certification is the most comprehensive, print and electronic combination study guide for case management certification available on the market. It is designed specifically for study for the largest and most well-respected exam- the Certified Case Manager Exam (CCM). This study guide is organized to help you focus on the areas recommended for study by the certification board. The pre-test in the study guide helps you assess what areas of the text you should focus on most. More than 600 questions throughout the study guide are written in the formats favored by the CCM. Interactive CD-ROM software makes it easier, faster and more fun to study and learn. The software automatically scores your practice tests overall and by subject areas so you can assess your strengths and weaknesses; allows you to simulate the real test by taking timed tests; instantly provides the answers and explanatory text to the questions you missed; allows you to take as many practice exams as you want, with questions selected randomly by the software. |
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