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FSF to Google: Free the On2 video codec
In an open letter to Google, the Free Software Foundation has urged Google to open source a video codec that it acquired in its purchase of On2, completed Monday.Open source under threat from 'grey' IP laws
Incomplete laws and intense lobbying from the software industry are contrary to the values of free software and continue to pose a threat to its existence says an independent technology consultant and writer from New Zealand.Multiple consumer electronics companies hit with GPL lawsuit
The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has brought a copyright lawsuit against 14 consumer electronics companies for allegedly violating GNU General Public License (GPL) in the use of GPL-licensed software in their products. Among those named in the suit are Best Buy, JVC, Western Digital Technologies and Westinghouse.Lawsuit alleges Palm Pre violates copyright
Artifex Software is suing Palm over the PDF (Portable Document Format) viewer in Palm's Pre smartphone, it said on Thursday.License audits: Preparing now can ease the pain
Oracle licensing consultant Eliot Arlo Colon still remembers the enormous global publishing company that was "so darn confident" it would breeze through an upcoming software license audit unscathed.Software license audits come in multiple flavors
There are several types of software license audits, each with their own risks and variables, experts say.Microsoft rivals to purchase 22 patents to defend Linux
A group of Linux proponents will purchase patents formerly held by Microsoft in an effort to defend distributors of the open-source OS against the ongoing threat of patent litigation from the software giant.Free software group attacks Windows 7 'sins'
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Wednesday launched a campaign against Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows 7 operating system, calling it "treacherous computing" that stealthily takes away rights from users.Analyst: Microsoft's Windows 7 license numbers misleading
A former Microsoft employee and prominent analyst warned the financial community not to be misled by Microsoft's claims about early corporate adoption of Windows 7.Open source software law review goes live
A new legal journal covering analysis and commentary of free and open source software (FOSS) issues has launched today.Open content pioneer talks govt information policy
Creative Commons co-founder Lawrence Lessig has met with federal government officials to discuss ways public content licensing can be adopted by agencies to expand copyright freedom and improve democracy.
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