Free and Open Source Licensing for Software and Data

Presented by Evan Leybourn, Looking Glass Solutions (LGS), Australia
Half day Tutorial on August 13th, 2008
Tutorial Code: 203F

Abstract:

Free and Open Source licenses seek to provide greater freedom for content creators and consumers in the face of increasingly difficult intellectual property legislation. This tutorial details the most popular and powerful free and, also open-source licenses, and how they can be used in business and government, and by independent media creators and consumers.

Workshop Outline

Overview:

• Basic Copyright Law
  
• Derivations, Fair Use and Parodies
  
• What is Open Source?
  
• Stimulating Innovation
  
• Closed Licenses
  
• Open Source Licenses
  
  • GPL
    
  • Creative Commons
    
• Attribution
  
• Share-Alike
  
• No Derivatives
  
• Non-Commercial
  
• Sampling
  
• Public Domain
  
• Founders Copyright
  
• Other Licenses
  
• Choosing the Right License for your Media
  
  • Scientific and Statistical Data
    
  • Software
    
  • Documentation
    
  • Images, Video and Music

Presenter’s Profile:

Evan Leybourn, Looking Glass Solutions (LGS), Australia

Evan Leybourn is the founder and Managing Director of Looking Glass Solutions (LGS). Evan has been working with large corporate and government entities performing data analysis and software design for the last 10 years.

Evan is a vocal advocate of Open Source software, but acknowledges that a more important philosophy is 'the right tool for the right job'. Evan has been a regular speaker at several Universities and conferences, including the Open Source Developers Conference, and has published several articles on Data Warehousing and related fields.

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