Open Source-Lizenz einklagbar
am 17.08.2008 von http://www.recht.us/amrechtCK - Washington. Modellbahnsteuersoftware mit einer Open Source-Lizenz fand den Weg in ein kommerzielles Produkt. Welche Rechte hat der Programmierer, dessen Artistic License der Nutzung entgegensteht in den USA? Das Bundesberufungsgericht des Bundesbezirks erklärt die Grundlagen: The heart of the argument on appeal concerns whether the terms of the Artistic License are conditions of, or merely covenants to, the copyright license. Generally, a Acopyright owner who grants a nonexclusive license to use his copyrighted material waives his right to sue the licensee for copyright infringement and can sue only for breach of contract. … If, however, a license is limited in scope and the licensee acts outside the scope, the licensor can bring an action for copyright infringement. … Thus, if the terms of the Artistic License allegedly violated are both covenants and conditions, they may serve to limit the scope of the license and are governed by copyright law. If they are merely covenants, by contrast, they are governed by contract law. aaO 10. Am 13. August 2008 verwarf es …
Open Source Courage
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Stephan Meyer shows courage and creativity. He created a wiki application and plans to publish the source code. He shares his displeasure with the OSI-approved licenses with others, including this author, and developed his ow…
Open source advocates hail appeals court ruling
Handakte WebLAWg / Free software advocates are praising a federal appeals ruling that allows greater protection for open-source software against copyright infringement. The case concerns a company, Kam Industries, that downloaded open-source code for use in a product t…
Open source: Vertrag, nicht Lizenz
German American Law Journal :: US-Recht auf Deutsch / CK - Washington. In einer als falsch bezeichneten Zwischenentscheidung vom 17. August 2007 wertete der United States District Court for the Northern District of California die selten verwandte Artistic Licence als Vertrag, nicht als Lizenz -…
License in Bankruptcy
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. A bill of December 5, 2007 seeks improved protection for executory license contracts in bankruptcy under German law. The new language in proposed §108a of the federal insolvency statute governs principal and ancillary ob…
Wichtige Entscheidung zu open source Lizenzen
LAWgical / Wie Lessigs Blog verkündet, hat der Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit eine sehr wichtige Entscheidung zu Open Source Lizenzen getroffen. Diese Entscheidung wird in nächster Zeit alle wichtigen Lizenzen im Bereich Open Source und Creativ…
Die Bestrafung der Indianer
German American Law Journal :: US-Recht auf Deutsch / CK - Washington. Im Sioux-Reservat spielen Blauer Vogel, Gesprenkelter Hirsch und Rusty Richards die Hauptrollen des Drogendramas der amerikanischen Strafverfolgung, über die das Bundesberufungsgericht des achten Bezirks der USA in der P…
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