2024
What the Oracle v. Rimini Street Case Tells Us About the Scope of GPL Derivative Works
Monday, December 23, 2024 in 2024
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Introduction In disputes over software intellectual property infringement, the concept of “derivative works” is critically important. This concept becomes a central issue especially when dealing with open source licenses such as the GNU …
Key Points of the EU's Three Major Digital Regulations That Korean Software Companies Need to Know
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 in 2024
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Introduction Three major pieces of legislation the European Union (EU) has recently introduced carry very significant implications for Korean companies. The Product Liability Directive (PLD), the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and the AI Act present a …
To Mine or Not To Mine: A German Court's Ruling on the Copyright Dilemma of the AI Era
Wednesday, November 06, 2024 in 2024
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This post is based on JBB Rechtsanwält:innen’s blog post “To Mine or Not To Mine” (https://jbb.de/to-mine-or-not-to-mine/) and is published to explain a recent German court ruling on text and data mining (TDM) and to share related …
A Chinese Copyright Infringement Case: "Since GPL-Based Software Products Already Have an Obligation to Disclose Source Anyway, Isn't It Fine to Copy Them?"
Monday, September 23, 2024 in 2024
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As the use of open source software has spread widely, the legal issues surrounding it have grown increasingly complex. In particular, the question of copyright over derivative works based on open source projects that use a copyleft license such as …
Introduction to SPDX 3.0 and Enterprise Adoption Strategy
Friday, September 06, 2024 in 2024
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1. Introduction to SPDX 3.0 SPDX (Software Package Data Exchange) is an open standard for communicating software component, license, copyright, and security information in a standardized way. SPDX 3.0 is the latest version of this standard, released …
Elasticsearch Changes Its License Again: How Should Companies Respond?
Friday, September 06, 2024 in 2024
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Introduction: The Background of the Elasticsearch License Elasticsearch began as an open source project and has since gone through several changes in licensing policy. Initially it was distributed under the Apache 2.0 license, but in 2021 Elastic …
French Court Orders Major Telecom Orange to Pay Damages for GPL Violation
Monday, February 19, 2024 in 2024
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Hello. Today I want to look at a case in which a French court ordered the telecom company Orange to pay damages for violating the GPL. This case seemed especially worth noting for two main reasons. First, the defendant in this case is Orange, a major …