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Monday, September 22, 2008

Open Source Think Tank Paris 2008: First Day

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The first day of the Open Source Think Tank has been very productive. Alexander Aitken of Olliance Group and Alexandre and Celine Zapolsky (...
Friday, September 12, 2008

Open Source Think Tank: Paris September 21-23, 2008

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I wanted to alert you to the Open Source Think Tank this month in Paris Sept 21-23, in conjunction with the Paris Capital du Libre conferenc...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

DEMO: Web 3.0 and Beyond

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I have been attending DEMO on San Diego since Sunday. The presentations have been lively and the six minute limit ensures a brisk pace. Havi...
Friday, September 5, 2008

Practical Guide to GPL Compliance: Both Practical and Valuable

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The Software Freedom Law Center (“SFLC”) recently published “Practical Guide to GPL Compliance” (“Guide”). http://www.softwarefreedom.org/ne...

Jacobsen: Critical to Commercial Software and Other Copyright Licenses

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Although my earlier post focused on the effect of the Jacobsen decision for the open source industry, the case has significantly broader imp...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Major Victory for Open Source in Jacobsen Decision

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On August 13, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued its decision in the Jacobsen v. Katzer case. http://www.cafc.uscour...
Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Linuxworld: Looking to the Future of Open Source

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Linuxworld was very interesting this year. As Bob Sutor noted, we stand at a crossroads on the development of Linux and open source (see bel...
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Mark Radcliffe
I earned a B.S. in Chemistry magna cum laude from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. I have been practicing law in Silicon Valley for over 25 years and am now a senior partner at DLA Piper. DLA Piper is a new global law firm formed in 2005 from the merger of three law firms. The firm now has 3600 lawyers in 25 countries and 65 cities. My practice is a mix of corporate securities and intellectual property. I work with many startups as well as large global companies. I have had the opportunity to work with companies in many industries, ranging from semiconductor to digital media to open source. I am the General Counsel, pro bono, of the Open Source Initiative and I ran the "Users" committee reviewing the GPLv3 draft.
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