Free and open source software (FOSS) and other alternative license models : a comparative analysis /: a comparative analysis. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Axel Metzger, editor.
• Editors: Metzger, Axel, 1971-
• Contents: General Report; Axel Metzger and Stefan Hennigs -- National Reports -- Belgium -- License contracts, free software and creative commons -- an overview of the state of play in Belgium; Vincent Cassiers, Marie-Christine Janssens and Esther van Zimmeren -- Brazil -- Free Open Source Software and Creative Commons in Brazil; Fabrício Bertini Pasquot Polido and Monica Steffen Guise Rosina -- Croatia -- Alternative Licensing Contracts in Croatian Copyright Legislation; Igor Gliha and Romana Matanovac Vučković -- Cyprus -- The Cypriot law of contract applied to free software and creative commons -- a work in progress Tatiana Synodinou and Philippe Jougleux -- Czech Republic -- Free Licenses and Recodification of Civil Law in the Czech Republic; Pavel Koukal, Matěj Myška, Jaromír Šavelka -- Denmark -- License contracts, free software and Creative Commons -- Questionnaire -- Denmark; Henrik Udsen -- Finland -- Free and open source software (FOSS) licenses and other alternative licenses under Finnish law; Anniina Huttunen, Henri Tanskanen and Martin von Willebrand -- France -- The French copyright law opens its arms to the FOSS; Nicolas Binctin -- Germany -- License contracts, free software and creative commons; Alexander Peukert and Dominik König -- Greece -- License Contracts, Free Software and Creative Commons in Greece; Dionysia Kallinikou -- Hungary -- License contracts, free software and creative commons in the Hungarian law; Anikó Grad-Gyenge and Péter Mezei -- Italy -- Free software and creative commons in license in Italy: A work still in progress; Marco Ricolfi -- Japan -- Free and Open Source Software and other Alternative License Models in Japan; Ryu Kojima -- Malaysia -- Legal Issues on Free Software and License Contracts -- A Malaysian Perspective; Tay Pek San and Sik Cheng Peng -- Netherlands -- Fitting the bill FOSS and alternative copyright licensing in the Netherlands; L. Guibault and O. Salamanca -- Poland -- License contracts, free software and creative commons in Poland; Beata Giesen -- Portugal -- License Contracts, Free Software and Creative Commons in Portugal; Alexandre L. Dias Pereira -- Romania -- Legal regime of free software in Romania; Răzvan Dincă -- South Korea -- Legal Issues on FOSS and Other Alternative Licenses in Korea; Gyooho Lee -- Spain -- Free software, creative commons and alternative licenses: Spanish perspectives; Pedro A. De Miguel Asensio -- Taiwan -- Legal Development in an Industrial Context -- FOSS in Taiwan; Wei-min Liao -- Turkey -- Turkish copyright law on free and open source software (FOSS) licenses; Emre Bayamlıoğlu -- UK -- FOSS and alternative licensing in the United Kingdom; Luke McDonagh -- USA -- The uncertain legal status of free and open source software in the United States; Peter B. Maggs -- About the Authors -- Appendix: Questionnaire.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer Science and Business Media
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 005.5; Law; Open source software; Integrated software; Education -- Computer programs; Research -- Computer programs; Computers_xLaw and legislation; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Statistics; COMPUTERS -- Mathematical & Statistical Software; Education -- Computer programs; Integrated software; Open source software; Research -- Computer programs; Law -- Science & Technology; Legal aspects of IT; Law -- International; International law; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319215600; 3319215604
• Related ISBNs: 9783319215594; 3319215590
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 19, 2016).
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