Packaging Open Source

Authors

  • Mark H. Webbink

Keywords:

Copyright, Free and Open Source Software, Packaging, Licensing, Virtual Applicance

Abstract

The paper examines the historical approaches for packaging software
and what effect open source licenses may have on the rights that are conveyed or not conveyed based upon the packaging approach.  The paper then suggests some best practices that maximize the value of an application in the context of a virtual appliance - protecting the application intellectual property while maintaining compliance with open source license requirements.

Author Biography

  • Mark H. Webbink
    Mark Webbink is a Visiting Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Center for Patent Innovations at New York Law School. Webbink is also a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School and has served as an Adjunct Professor at NCCU Law School. From 2000 to 2007 Webbink served in various capacities with Red Hat, Inc., including General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property, Senior Vice President and Secretary. Webbink presently serves on the board of directors of the Software Freedom Law Center. Webbink has written and spoken extensively on the subjects of open source software, software patents, and patent reform. Webbink received his B.A. Degree from Purdue University in 1972, his Masters in Public Administration from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in 1974, and his J.D., magna cum laude, from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1994. Webbink maintains a website on open source and intellectual property law at www.walkingwithelephants.com.
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Published

2010-01-24

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Packaging Open Source. (2010). Journal of Open Law, Technology & Society, 1(2), 83-98. https://www.jolts.world/index.php/jolts/article/view/26