Open source licensing notices in Web applications

Authors

  • Arnoud Engelfriet ICTRecht legal services

Keywords:

Law, information technology, Free and Open Source Software, Web applications

Abstract

More and more applications are moving to the Web. Often, such applications present a combination of client- and server-side code. Almost all FOSS licenses require an explicit notice in the code regarding the license applicability and sometimes even the entire license text. However, for Web applications this approach can add significant performance penalties.  In this article I discuss the theory and practice of various approaches towards this issue.

Author Biography

  • Arnoud Engelfriet, ICTRecht legal services
    IT-lawyer, blogger and patent attorney.
    Associate at ICTRecht legal services.

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Published

2011-09-14

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Articles

License

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How to Cite

Open source licensing notices in Web applications. (2011). Journal of Open Law, Technology & Society, 3(1), 81-90. https://www.jolts.world/index.php/jolts/article/view/47