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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Van Lindberg |
| ISBN: | 9780596517960 0596517963 |
| OCLC Number: | 213307382 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xv, 371 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The economic and legal foundations of intellectual property -- The patent document -- The patent system -- Copyright -- Trademarks -- Trade secrets -- Contracts and licenses -- The economic and legal foundations of open source software -- So I have an idea-- -- Choosing a license -- Accepting patches and contributions -- Working with GPL -- Reverse engineering -- Incorporating as a non-profit -- Appendices: Sample proprietary information agreement (PIA) ; Open source license list ; Free software license list ; Fedora license list and CPL compatibility ; Public domain declaration ; The simplified BSD license ; The Apache license, version 2.0 ; The Mozilla public license, version 1.1 ; The GNU lesser general public license, version 2.1 ; The GNU lesser general public license, version 3 ; The GNU general public license, version 2, June 1991 ; The GNU general public license, version 3, June 2007 ; The open software license, version 3.0. |
| Responsibility: | Van Lindberg. |
Abstract:
Gives developers an understanding of what constitutes intellectual property, complete with advice and a set of principles they can use to pursue open source projects without getting into legal trouble. It aims to place the computer field on a basis for understanding, applying, and debating key concepts in copyrights, trade secrets, and patents.
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