Legal issues for free and open source software in government
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چکیده
• indemnities against claims of intellectual property infringement from third parties • requirements of consumer protection and antitrust legislation • obligations to redistribute source, and when they arise • enforceability of free software licences • layering and combining of licences • dual-licensing • licence incompatibility • software patent liability • contemporary developments in software licensing
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